Notes – Community Interactions 2012-02 France—On a bright summer morning a captive-bred male harvest mouse perches acrobatically in an Alsace wheat field. This species—the smallest European rodent—boasts a prehensile tail and builds a round nest that resembles a bird's
Competition Individuals within a species try to use a resource in the same space at the same time Each of these warbler species has a different niche in its spruce tree habitat. By feeding in different areas of the tree, the birds avoid competing with one another for food.
Competition Individuals within a species try to use a resource in the same space at the same time “Zebras migrate with well over a million wildebeests and gazelles. A taste for different plant parts keeps the grazing competition down.” -NatGeo 2003-09sept
Competition Individuals within a species try to use a resource in the same space at the same time Competition between different species rarely happens in nature as it usually results in a winner and a loser who doesn’t survive “Zebras migrate with well over a million wildebeests and gazelles. A taste for different plant parts keeps the grazing competition down.” -NatGeo 2003-09sept
Predation Predator = species that eats another species Prey = species that is eaten by a predator
Mutualism Two species interact in a way that helps the survival of both of them. Aphids secrete a sugary snack for ants that protect them.
Mutualism Two species interact in a way that helps the survival of both of them. Example: Pollinators are insects or other animals that spread pollen from one plant to another while obtaining a sugar-rich nectar from the flowers.
Mutualism Example: Pollinators are insects or other animals that spread pollen from one plant to another while obtaining a sugar-rich nectar from the flowers.
Mutualism
Mutualism Two species interact in a way that helps the survival of both of them.
Mutualism Two species interact in a way that helps the survival of both of them.
Parasitism An organism lives in or on another organism that it harms. The parasite feeds on its host.
Commensalism One species benefits by interacting with another species that is unaffected by the interaction. Egret and Water Buffalo