Definition of Predation. Meaning of Predation. Synonyms of Predation

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Definition of Predation

Predation
Predation Pre*da"tion, n. [L. praedatio, fr. praedari to plunder.] The act of pillaging. --E. Hall.

Meaning of Predation from wikipedia

- Predation is a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding...
- Look up granivore in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Seed predation, often referred to as granivory, is a type of plant-animal interaction in which granivores...
- predation is a form of predation in which predators actively give chase to their prey, either solitarily or as a group. It is an alternate predation strategy...
- Intraguild predation, or IGP, is the killing and sometimes eating of a potential competitor of a different species. This interaction represents a combination...
- Egg predation or ovivory is a feeding strategy in many groups of animals (ovivores) in which they consume eggs. Since a fertilized egg represents a complete...
- The predation problem or predation argument refers to the consideration of the harms experienced by animals due to predation as a moral problem, that humans...
- po****tions of herbivores exceed historic levels due to reduced hunting or predation pressure. For example, carnivores declined in North America throughout...
- Cat predation on wildlife is the result of the natural instincts and behavior of both feral and owned house cats to hunt small prey, including wildlife...
- the predation level and other factors. Females of matching body sizes tend to produce more numerous but smaller-sized offspring in high-predation conditions...
- 20, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2008. "Cougar Predation – Description". Procedures for Evaluating Predation on Livestock and Wildlife. Archived from the...