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Predation

Predation is a biological interaction in which one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. The predator-prey relationship is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation (which usually do not kill the host) and parasitoidism (which always does, eventually). It is distinct from…

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Definition

Taxonomic range

Foraging

Specialization

Antipredator adaptations

Coevolution

Role in ecosystems

Evolutionary history

In human society

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Predation

Nodes362
Edges361
Triples240
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.005525
Components1

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Predation

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related to Sources · 40
Predation → Adaptive Coloration, Animals, Anna, Antipredator Defenses, Avoiding, Bastian, Beauchamp, Bell, Birds, Caro, Chicago Press, Cott, David Steve, Elsevier, Graeme, Guy, Hugh, Introduction, ISBN, Jacobs
related to Solitary versus social predation · 11
Predation → By, For, Harris, In, It, Killer, Napoleon, Predators, Spinner, These, This
related to Symbolic uses · 11
Predation → Alfred, Among, In, In Memoriam, Jaws, Lord Tennyson's, Nature, Predator, Steven Spielberg's, Ted Hughes's Pike, The
related to Biodiversity maintained by apex predation · 10
Predation → Blacktail Creek, For, In, Increased, Introduction, Predators, Such, The, Without, Yellowstone National Park
related to Diet and behaviour · 10
Predation → Eurasian, For, In, Large, Others, Predators, Size, The, This, When
related to Trophic level · 9
Predation → At, Carnivores, Each, For, Many, One, The, This, Trophic
related to Practical uses · 8
Predation → Africa, Human, Humans, In, Natural, San, They, Two
related to Definition · 7
Predation → Animals, At, However, Micropredators, There, When, Zoologists
related to history · 7
Predation → Because, Cambrian, Gya, However, It, Mya, The
related to Taxonomic range · 7
Predation → Among, Egg, In, Seed, Spiders, They, While

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prey predators predator many may species kill animals adaptations example ambush often insects predatory also pursuit fish mimicry use attack

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Predationis abiological interaction in which one organism0.90text
Predationis alunge feeding of baleen whales0.90text
visioninstance ofThey may have acute senses0.80text
hearinginstance ofThey may have acute senses0.80text
or smell for prey detectioninstance ofThey may have acute senses0.80text
big cats to kill larger preyinstance ofPhysical strength is usually necessary for large carnivores0.80text
warning colorationinstance ofand the prey develops anti-predator adaptations0.80text
alarm callsinstance ofand the prey develops anti-predator adaptations0.80text
other signalsinstance ofand the prey develops anti-predator adaptations0.80text
camouflageinstance ofand the prey develops anti-predator adaptations0.80text
mimicry of well-defended speciesinstance ofand the prey develops anti-predator adaptations0.80text
and defensive spinesinstance ofand the prey develops anti-predator adaptations0.80text

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