Why is the Mountain Lion such an important animal? Mountain lions‚ also known as cougars‚ panthers‚ or pumas‚ are highly efficient predators. These cats have a wide range throughout the Western states‚ and populations are increasing. An individual cat’s range depends on food availability. Thus‚ a range can vary from 10 to 370 square miles. Male lions weigh up to 165 pounds and grow to more than eight feet in length. Females weigh about 100 pounds. Female lions generally first reproduce at about
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increase causing there to be less plants in the area. Fewer resources could cause some organisms population‚ which depends on this source for food‚ to deplete. So if this keystone specie is lost‚ the whole ecosystem is affected. Not only is predation observed‚ but symbiotic relationships are also seen: mutualism‚ commensalism and parasitism. An example of mutualism would be the
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PREDATOR RELATIONSHIP OVER POPULATION DENSITY Study of species interaction has always interested ecologist. These studies help to develop the food web or chain where we see very simplified picture of interaction of species specifically about Prey and predation relationship .Prey predator relationship has been widely studied in ecology. An important general relation between prey and predator population was given by LOTKA-VOLERRA EQN. Which is a first-order non linear differential eqn given as: 1.dx/dt=x(A-By)
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Biology 25IB Altruism and Group Behaviour I wonder… Assignment Individually‚ using academic sources research and answer the following question. Explore animal group behavior. Select 5 different organisms from 5 different phyla and simple explore animal group behavior. Include altruism in at least 2 of your descriptions. NOTE: There is no right or wrong answer. I want you to interpret the question and answer it using at least 3 different sources. Two of your sources have to be
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proximity. This social behavior deviates from other cercopithecines (Kummer‚ 1968). A possible reason for this deviation is due to their predators. Males who condition females to stay close in proximity have a higher chance of protecting the female from predation. Consequently‚ their environment presents a high vulnerability rate from their predators because of the lack of tree coverage. Therefore‚ following the male leaders command increases the chances of survival. Furthermore‚ male leaders are the only
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prey populations‚ with a lag time in between (Ottino-Lofler et al.‚ 2007). One species‚ for example the prey evolves a new defense mechanism enabling it to better escape its predator; there will be a lag time as the predator either evolves a new predation method or
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studying the predated and survival rates of bivalve mollusks. These rates reflected the interaction between the selective pressures and the adaptive traits of the bivalves. In the experiment‚ the selective pressure that affected the bivalves was the predation they faced from moon snails. The adaptive trait that was observed was the
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Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse)‚ 2001‚ 1. http://www.ndaa.org/publications/newsletters/update_volume_14_number11_2001html Dombrowski‚ S. C.‚ Gischlar‚ K. L.‚ and Durst‚ T. “Safeguarding Young People from Cyber Pornography and Cyber Sexual Predation: A Major Dilemma of the Internet” Child Abuse Review 16‚ no.3 (2007): 153-70 https://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Publications/abstract.aspx?ID=240947 Mitchell‚ K. J.‚ Wolak‚ J.‚ and Finkelhor‚ D. “Police Posing as Juveniles Online to Catch Sex Offenders:
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Goby/Shrimp the shrimps dig and dig and dig and they’re blind and the gobys are very visual creatures - but have no real defense mechanism‚ so they rely on the shrimp for shelter the shrimps use their antenna to stay in "touch" (litearlly) with the goby and if the goby sees danger‚ he’ll shiver and the shrimp will run back into the hole and if the shrimp goes and getsfood... and gets lost.. the goby will see him and run over and touch his antenna...and lead him back to his hole if they’re
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Taste Aversion Learning by Birds in Colchester‚ Vermont on the Saint Michael’s College campus: A Study of Batesian Mimicry Dana Dipinto April 11‚2012 Animal Behavior Mimicry Lab Report Taste Aversion Learning by Birds in Colchester‚ Vermont on the Saint Michael’s College Campus: A Study of Batesian Mimicry Abstract This study’s purpose was to learn and investigate the different
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