When an individual directly alters the resource-attaining behavior of other individuals, the interaction is considered interference competition. For example, when a male gorilla prohibits other males ...

LAKE TAHOE BASIN, Calif. – With hundreds of thousands of visitors flooding into the Tahoe Basin every year, wildlife officials urge caution to prevent conflicts between people and the region’s growing ...

Species may compete indirectly by altering the traits of a shared resource. For example, herbivore-induced responses in plants may make plants more resistant or susceptible to additional herbivorous ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Microevolutionary dynamics involving changes in both population densities and composition were studied by conducting long-term experimental ...

The Chesapeake Bay’s bald eagle population has seen an unexpected spike in growth over the past few decades, going from nearly endangered, with just 60 breeding pairs, to about 3,000. “The population ...

Penguins are arguably the most iconic and well-loved of the handful of animal species that call Antarctica home. From a scientist's point of view, they are also important ecosystem indicators: how ...