Ecology And Behavior
38 entries in the Ecology And Behavior compendium.
Animal colorationAnimal coloration encompasses camouflage, mimicry, and signaling.Animal locomotionMethods animals use to move, from swimming to soaring.Animal migrationLong-distance seasonal movement found across major animal groups.BiomeA biome is a region defined by climate, vegetation, and animal life.BiosphereThe global sum of all ecosystems and zone of life on Earth.Circadian rhythmEndogenous 24-hour cycles coordinating life with the environment.GrazingGrazing converts grassland into meat, milk, and wool.Habitat destructionLeading cause of biodiversity loss and species extinction worldwide.Habitat fragmentationHabitat fragmentation divides habitats into smaller, isolated patches.HerbivoreAnimals adapted to feed primarily on plants.Host (biology)A larger organism that harbours a smaller symbiotic guest.HypercarnivoreCarnivore with a diet over 70% meat.HypocarnivoreAnimal consuming less than 30% meat, mostly fungi and plants.InsectivoreOrganisms that consume insects as primary or supplemental food.Invasive speciesIntroduced species that cause ecological or economic harm.Keystone speciesA species with outsized ecological impact relative to its abundance.Land change scienceInterdisciplinary study of land use and cover change.Landscape ecologyInterdisciplinary science of landscape diversity integrating pattern, process, and scale.Lotka–Volterra equationsPair of equations modeling predator–prey population dynamics.MesocarnivoreMesocarnivores are medium-sized carnivores with mixed diets and key ecological roles.MimicryEvolved resemblance deceiving a dupe for survival.Mutualism (biology)Ecological interaction where each species has a net benefit.Niche constructionOrganisms actively modify environments, shaping their own evolution.OmnivoreAn animal that eats both plant and animal matter.ParasitismA close, harmful relationship where one organism exploits another.Personal groomingPersonal grooming is cleaning and maintaining body parts.PredationPredators kill and eat other organisms, driving evolution.Primary productionPrimary production fuels nearly all life on Earth.R/K selection theoryTheory on trade-offs between offspring quantity and quality.Seed dispersalMovement of seeds away from parent plants via various vectors.Sexual selectionEvolution through mate choice and same-sex competition.Shoaling and schoolingSocial and coordinated swimming behaviors in fish.SocialityDegree of animal association in social groups and cooperation.SociobiologyField explaining social behavior via evolution and natural selection.SustainabilityAbility to continue over a long period of time.Swarm behaviourCollective motion of self-propelled entities following simple rules.SymbiogenesisTheory that eukaryotic cells arose from symbiotic mergers of prokaryotes.SymbiosisClose, long-term interactions between different species.
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