We estimate the number of capelin consumed by cod as well as those survived as a function of space and time (Fig. 5a, b) using instantaneous wide-area population density measurements for each species over time. Before dawn twilight, capelin in surface layers and cod below are assumed to hav...
The prey density required to give the bdellovibrios a 50% chance of survival was calculated to be at least 3.0 x 10 cells per ml, and the density required for population equilibria was calculated to be about 7 x 10 prey bacteria per ml. These values, not generally characteristic of ...
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We compare these graphs, noting the way in which one population lags behind the other over time. The trajectory (Fig. 7.10) gives the big picture, the state (x(t),y(t)) of the ecological system as time marches on, whereas Figs. 7.11a and 7.11b show the individual population ...
For example, if boldness and aggressiveness in juvenile prey would result in lower predation risk, predation would weed out the least bold and the least aggressive juvenile prey, and the remainder of the prey population would consist of individuals that may also act relatively more aggressive ...
On the other hand, the present model refines the previous one since it takes into account the variability due to external factors and the time dependence in the random component. Moreover, this more flexible model improves the predictions of population sizes at future times. In order to ...
16.1.1 Population Structure, Genetic Diversity, and Gene Flow The three sympatric killer whale ecotypes that occur in the eastern North Pacific are exceptional in their long-standing and steadfast ecological divergence and social segregation. Although killer whales as a species are generalist apex pre...
A time-dependent predator-prey system is introduced where food sharing among predators leads to a dynamically stable endemic. The predator population is split into the adult and juvenile sub-population. Food sharing refers to the process in which food is delivered from adults to juveniles. The po...
Over time, the denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis bands of the Halobacter- iovorax were observed to increase in intensity, indicative of increased predator population abundance, whereas the intensity of the bands corresponding to the V. parahaemolyticus prey diminished (Figure 4). This pattern is...
Natal drought, which is usually ignored in assessments of climate impacts, produced a steeper population decline (a). An increase in the decadal frequency of drought steepened the projected decline of the population (b). Each line is the population trajectory averaged over 100 time-series of ...