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Species Distributions. Biogeography (ENVR333) 9/10 & 9/12 2007. As the environment changes, species adapt to a moving target that can affect competitive situations. Species Interactions Competition Coexistence Mututalism Commensalism Amensalism Parasitism Mimicry Predator-Prey
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Species Distributions Biogeography (ENVR333) 9/10 & 9/12 2007
As the environment changes, species adapt to a moving target that can affect competitive situations.
Species Interactions Competition Coexistence Mututalism Commensalism Amensalism Parasitism Mimicry Predator-Prey Environmental Gradients Niches Species Distributions
Competition • Interspecific competition • Intraspecific competition • Resource exploitation • Interference competition • Principle of Competitive Exclusion
Competitive Exclusion Paramecium = single-celled, ciliated protozoan that feeds on bacteria.
Morphology: Oystercatchers stabber hammerer
Commensalism: Epiphytes Forage lichens
Commensalism: Epiphytes Cyanolichens (n-fixers)
Commensalism: Hitchhiking Seeds Sweet Cisely
Commensalism: Hitchhiking Seeds Burdock
Coral Snake Scarlet King Snake Batesian Mimicry red on yellow kill a fellow, red on black won’t hurt jack
Batesian Mimicry From left to right are the Common Wasp, Vespula vulgaris, and some of its mimics - the Hornet Moth, Sesia apiformis, the Wasp Beetle, Clytus arietis, and the Hoverfly, Syrphus ribesii.
Predator-Prey Relationships stenophagous Chalhill Blue Butterfly
Summary • Interactions: many and varied • Distributions: physical/biological factor • Role of gradients and niches • Not locked into place