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BIOS 230, Exam 2, Optimal Foraging Strategies and Avoiding Predators

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sub-optimal food

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herbivores can just eat more often or more leaf per meal

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qualitative inhibitors

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plant defenses against grazing toxic compounds poison the grazer, grazer avoids consumption

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mulleran mimicry

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unrelated, inedible species use warning coloration to signal that they are toxic or unpalatable butterflies

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handling time

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how much time does it take to catch and eat the prey

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aposematic coloration

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use warning colors to advertise that you taste bad or make the predator think that

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profitability

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net energy per handling time, or E/H the larger E/H is, the more "worth" it is of individual's time

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compensatory ability

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plants that store more energy in roots are better able to recover and reproduce after grazing or fire they are able to compensate

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predators with long prey handling times should be

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specialists

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batesian mimicry

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animal mimics a different toxic or bad tasting animal snakes

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quantitative inhibitors

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plant defenses against grazing compounds present in large amounts that make meal non-nutritious grazer could get more nutrition by choosing a different plant

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waiting time

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how long does it take between prey encounters

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process of prey capture

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encounter, detect, identify, approach, subjugate, eat

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optimal foraging strategies

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get sufficient food in the shortest amount of time get the most energy possible per time spend foraging

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predators with short prey handling times should be

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generalists

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