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Record 1 2004-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
  • Animal Behaviour
DEF

An animal taken by a predator as food.

CONT

Or, when a particular carnivore could exploit many different kinds of prey, its continuing presence in the ecosystem would not be jeopardized by the extirpation of one of its food species.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
  • Comportement animal
DEF

Être vivant dont un animal ... s'empare pour le dévorer.

CONT

De même, la présence d'un carnivore dans un écosystème n'est pas menacée par la disparition d'une espèce de proie en particulier si ce prédateur peut exploiter un grand nombre de types de proies.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ecosistemas
  • Comportamiento animal
DEF

Organismo del que se apodera un depredador para alimentarse.

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