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PREDATOR-PREY RELATIONSHIP [1 record]

Record 1 2020-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Ecosystems
DEF

... the interaction between two species where one species is the hunted food source for the other.

Key term(s)
  • prey-predator relationship

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
  • Écosystèmes
CONT

La relation prédateur-proie, ou rarement la relation proie-prédateur, décrit l'interaction dynamique entre les populations de prédateurs et de proies pendant de longues périodes.

Spanish

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

La relación depredador-presa puede ser muy variada e implica una serie de adaptaciones morfológicas en el depredador (garras, colmillos, visión aguda, ventosas, velocidad, etcétera).

Key term(s)
  • relación presa-depredador
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