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... prey species . In other cases , a predator may have little effect on a prey population . In the first case , the removal of the predator will have a marked effect on the prey population , causing it to increase dramatically . In the ...
... prey species . In other cases , a predator may have little effect on a prey population . In the first case , the removal of the predator will have a marked effect on the prey population , causing it to increase dramatically . In the ...
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... prey items or different prey abundances occur in different depth zones ; thus , predators feeding in these different zones encounter and consume prey populations of differing composition . Even within a given depth zone , the prey ...
... prey items or different prey abundances occur in different depth zones ; thus , predators feeding in these different zones encounter and consume prey populations of differing composition . Even within a given depth zone , the prey ...
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... prey organisms to use this three - dimensionality as a refuge from predators . If , for example , the predator is unable to dig into the substrate after its prey and the prey is able to burrow deeply , then the depth becomes a refuge for ...
... prey organisms to use this three - dimensionality as a refuge from predators . If , for example , the predator is unable to dig into the substrate after its prey and the prey is able to burrow deeply , then the depth becomes a refuge for ...
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