Concepts
7 concepts
foraging ecology
The study of how animals search for and utilize food resources in their environment
biological pest control
Introduction of natural enemies to reduce pest population density through environmentally friendly means
carrion ecology
Study of organisms that utilize dead animal matter as a resource for feeding or reproduction
factorial experiment
Experimental design testing multiple factors simultaneously in all combinations
cost-benefit ratio
The balance between costs and benefits that determines whether species interactions are mutualistic or antagonistic
dichotomous identification key
A tool that uses paired statements about morphological characteristics to systematically identify organisms through a series of either/or choices
life cycle
The complete sequence of developmental stages from germination through survival, growth, flowering, and reproduction in sessile plants