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| Wild animals, usually terrestrial vertebrates whose populations are monitored and managed for exploitation and conservation |
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| the management of wildlife populations in the context of the ecosystem |
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| Regions with similar characteristics, divided further into units of greater similarity, called ecosystems |
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| A genetically determined characteristic that enhances the ability of an individual to cope with its environment; an evolutionary process by which organisms become better suited for their environments |
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| A population of populations linked through dispersal |
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| The flow of genetic information from one population to another |
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| Plant secondary compounds |
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| Secondary characteristics of plant metabolism specifically for the purpose of defense against herbivores and disease organisms. |
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A mammal that digests plant-based food by initially softening it within the animal's first compartment of the stomach principally through bacterial actions, then regurgitating the semi-digested mass, now known as cud, and chewing it again that
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| Animals in which the colon and cecum are enlarged to hold fiber for microbial digestion |
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| A theory containing a set of mathematical models predicting the patterns of animal behavior that might be favored by natural selection. |
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| Determining the optimal patch or habitat for an animal based off of its time spent in the patch or habitat. |
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| a steady growth, followed by population numbers at or near carrying capacity |
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| the maximum reproductive capacity of a population under optimum environmental conditions |
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| The potential reproductive capacity of an organism |
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| the pattern of special distribution taken up by the animals of an area |
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| Movement from natal to reproductive areas |
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| large movement forward and backward between winter and summer home ranges |
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factors that limit dispersal and distribution, such as:
1. Temperature
2. Precipitation
3. Day length and seasonality
4. Biotic factors
5. Physical barriers |
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| population fluctuates erratically over time, with no repeated patterns |
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| Predator-sensitive foraging |
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| prey put themselves at risk to predation to avoid eventual starvation |
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| Occurs when one of two competing species is removed from an area, thereby releasing the remaining species and allowing the expansion of range |
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| two species competing for the same resources cannot coexist. the opposite of competitive release |
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| Enhancement of conditions for a population of one species by the activities of another, particularly during early succession |
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| A partial competition, affects only one area and does not affect other areas |
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| using up or depleting of resources by members of one species, making those resources unavailable to members of the second species |
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| Occurs indirectly between two species which are both preyed upon by the same predator, due to the higher population of one species |
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