RELATIONSHIPS IN THE OCEAN? CATEGORIES How and why organisms interact with one another Interactions between 2 members of the SAME species Interactions between 2 members of DIFFERENT species A. SAME species B. DIFFERENT species C. BOTH CATEGORIES
RELATIONSHIPS IN THE OCEAN? CATEGORIES How and why organisms interact with one another Interactions between 2 members of the SAME species Reproduction Interactions between 2 members of DIFFERENT species A. SAME species B. DIFFERENT species C. BOTH CATEGORIES
RELATIONSHIPS IN THE OCEAN? CATEGORIES How and why organisms interact with one another Interactions between 2 members of the SAME species Reproduction Interactions between 2 members of DIFFERENT species A. SAME species B. DIFFERENT species C. BOTH CATEGORIES
RELATIONSHIPS IN THE OCEAN? CATEGORIES How and why organisms interact with one another Interactions between 2 members of the SAME species Interactions between 2 members of DIFFERENT species Predation A. SAME species B. DIFFERENT species C. BOTH CATEGORIES Reproduction
RELATIONSHIPS IN THE OCEAN? CATEGORIES How and why organisms interact with one another Interactions between 2 members of the SAME species Reproduction Interactions between 2 members of DIFFERENT species Predation A. SAME species B. DIFFERENT species C. BOTH CATEGORIES
RELATIONSHIPS IN THE OCEAN? CATEGORIES How and why organisms interact with one another Interactions between 2 members of the SAME species Cannibalism Interactions between 2 members of DIFFERENT species A. SAME species B. DIFFERENT species C. BOTH CATEGORIES Reproduction Predation
RELATIONSHIPS IN THE OCEAN? CATEGORIES How and why organisms interact with one another Interactions between 2 members of the SAME species Reproduction Cannibalism Interactions between 2 members of DIFFERENT species Predation A. SAME species B. DIFFERENT species C. BOTH CATEGORIES
RELATIONSHIPS IN THE OCEAN? CATEGORIES How and why organisms interact with one another Interactions between 2 members of the SAME species Interactions between 2 members of DIFFERENT species Parasitism A. SAME species B. DIFFERENT species C. BOTH CATEGORIES Reproduction Cannibalism Predation
RELATIONSHIPS IN THE OCEAN? CATEGORIES How and why organisms interact with one another Interactions between 2 members of the SAME species Reproduction Cannibalism Interactions between 2 members of DIFFERENT species Parasitism Predation A. SAME species B. DIFFERENT species C. BOTH CATEGORIES
RELATIONSHIPS IN THE OCEAN? CATEGORIES How and why organisms interact with one another Interactions between 2 members of the SAME species Interactions between 2 members of DIFFERENT species Mutualism A. SAME species B. DIFFERENT species C. BOTH CATEGORIES Reproduction CannibalismParasitism Predation
RELATIONSHIPS IN THE OCEAN? CATEGORIES How and why organisms interact with one another Interactions between 2 members of the SAME species Reproduction Cannibalism Interactions between 2 members of DIFFERENT species Parasitism Mutualism Predation A. SAME species B. DIFFERENT species C. BOTH CATEGORIES
RELATIONSHIPS IN THE OCEAN? CATEGORIES How and why organisms interact with one another Interactions between 2 members of the SAME species Interactions between 2 members of DIFFERENT species Competition A. SAME species B. DIFFERENT species C. BOTH CATEGORIES Reproduction CannibalismParasitism Mutualism Predation
RELATIONSHIPS IN THE OCEAN? CATEGORIES How and why organisms interact with one another Interactions between 2 members of the SAME species Reproduction Cannibalism Interactions between 2 members of DIFFERENT species Parasitism Mutualism Predation Competition A. SAME species B. DIFFERENT species C. BOTH CATEGORIES Competition
Blue Crab Life Cycle Who am I? Interactions 1. Male-Female 2. Male-Male… competition movie!!! Now?? Who am I? A. Male B. Juvenile female C. Adult female D. Pre-pubertal female
Field Data Size (mm) Great BayLittle Egg Harbor Estuary Paired Single Males F 1, 203 =19.9, P< F 1,1555 =130.4, P< Size (mm) Great BayLittle Egg Harbor Paired Single Males F 1, 203 =19.9, P< F 1,1555 =130.4, P< Field Experiments ?
Blue Footed Boobies
Interactions Male-Female… Female Choice Who has the darkest blue feet? A B C D
How many fish do you see? Male Female A. None B. One C. Two
How many fish do you see? Male Female A. None B. One C. Two
Male Parasitism Female Anglerfish
Which one is a barnacle? A B C D E=all of the above F=some of the above
Rhizocephalan barnacles
lands externally burrows in grows internally: interna stage impedes growth feminizes male grows internally: interna stage impedes growth female Parasitic Barnacle Life Cycle externa opens infect new crab produces externa stage reproductive replacement.. castration
What is this shrimp doing?? B. committing suicide A. becoming lunch C. having lunch D. making a mistake
CLEANING SYMBIOSIS
What traits do they share?
Interactions between organisms can influence the traits and behaviors of those organisms RELATIONSHIPS IN THE OCEAN Reproduction Male-Male interactions influence male size Male-Female interactions influence male courtship behavior & traits used in display male lifestyles Parasitism Host-parasite interactions influence traits parasites use to “control” hosts behaviors hosts use to avoid parasites… Mutualism Interactions that can help some species avoid other interactions!