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| ecological competition between two species in which one species suffers as much greater fitness decline that the other |
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| a type of mimicry in which a harmless or palatable species resembles a dangerous or poisonous species |
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| the evolutionary tendency for the traits of siilar species that occupy overlapping ranges to change in a way that reduces interspecific competition |
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| the stable, final comunity that develops from ecological succesion |
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| in ecology the interaction of the species or two individuals trying to use the same limited resource. ay occur between individuals of the same species or different species |
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| competitive exclusion principle |
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| the principle that two species cannot coexist in the same ecological niche in the same area because one species will outcompete the other |
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| a defense trait that is always manifested even in the absence of a predator or pathogen |
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| in ecology any strong short-lived disruption to a comunity that changes the distribution of living and/or nonliving resources. |
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| the characteristics dissturbances that affect a given ecological community |
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| The complex network of interactions among species in an ecosystem formed by the transfer of energy and nutrients among trophic levels. Consists of many food chains. |
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| The total theoretical range of environmental conditions that a species can tolerate. |
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The practice of eating plant tissues. |
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A defensive trait that is manifested only in response to the presence of a consumer (predator or herbivore) or pathogen.
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| In ecological succession, the phenomenon in which early-arriving species make conditions less favorable for the establishment of certain later-arriving species. |
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| interspecific competition |
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| Competition between members of different species for the same limited resource. |
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| intraspecific competition |
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| Competition between members of the same species for the same limited resource. |
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| A species that has an exceptionally great impact on the other species in its ecosystem relative to its abundance. |
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| A phenomenon in which one species has evolved (or learns) to look or sound like another species |
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| A symbiotic relationship between two organisms (mutualists) that benefits both (+/+) |
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| The evolutionary change in resource use by competing species that occurs as the result of character displacement. |
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| The gradual colonization of a habitat of bare rock or gravel, usually after an environmental disturbance that removes all soil and previous organisms |
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| The portion of the fundamental niche that a species actually occupies given limiting factors such as competition with other species |
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| Gradual colonization of a habitat after an environmental disturbance (e.g., fire, windstorm, logging) that removes some or all previous organisms but leaves the soil intact. |
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| The variety and relative abundance of the species present in a given ecological community. |
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| the number of species present in a given ecological community |
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| Ecological competition between two species in which both suffer similar declines in fitness. |
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| In ecological succession, the phenomenon in which early-arriving species do not affect the probability that subsequent species will become established. |
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