The Menge-Sutherland model proposes that this phenomenon’s influence on species richness is more pronounced in low-stress ecosystems. In 1958, Carl B. Huffaker conducted several experiments using mites, oranges, and rubber balls to demonstrate how this phenomenon progresses via a “hide-and-seek” dynamic. The extent of this phenomenon is plotted on the y-axis of functional response plots formulated by C. S. Holling. This interaction regulates abundance in ecosystems subject to (*) top-down control. It’s not competition, but fluctuations in species density due to this interaction can be modeled using the Lotka-Volterra equations. Mobbing and aposematic coloration are two strategies many organisms use to deter this interaction. For 10 points, name this action in which an organism captures and eats its prey. ■END■
ANSWER: predation [or being a predator; accept predator-prey interactions; accept intraguild predation; prompt on hunting; prompt on foraging or forage; prompt on eating until “eats” is read; prompt on consuming or consumption until “eats” is read; prompt on coexistence with “what action is occurring between the coexisting parties?”]
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