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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. (10[1])It’s not competition, (10[2])but fluctuations in species density due to this interaction can be modeled using the Lotka-Volterra (10[1])equations. (10[1])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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