Population Biology

  1. Interspecific Interactions and Population Effects
    1. Competition Between Species
      1. Types of Interspecific Competition
        1. Exploitative Competition
          1. Interference Competition
            1. Apparent Competition
            2. Competitive Exclusion Principle
              1. Coexistence Mechanisms
                1. Resource Partitioning
                  1. Spatial Segregation
                    1. Temporal Segregation
                      1. Character Displacement
                      2. Lotka-Volterra Competition Model
                        1. Model Assumptions
                          1. Competition Coefficients
                            1. Isoclines and Equilibria
                              1. Outcomes of Competition
                                1. Model Limitations
                              2. Predator-Prey Interactions
                                1. Types of Predation
                                  1. True Predation
                                    1. Grazing
                                      1. Parasitoidism
                                      2. Population-Level Effects
                                        1. Lotka-Volterra Predator-Prey Model
                                          1. Model Assumptions
                                            1. Coupled Oscillations
                                              1. Stability Analysis
                                                1. Model Extensions
                                                2. Predator Functional Responses
                                                  1. Type I Response
                                                    1. Type II Response
                                                      1. Type III Response
                                                        1. Factors Affecting Functional Response
                                                        2. Predator Numerical Responses
                                                          1. Prey Defense Mechanisms
                                                            1. Behavioral Defenses
                                                              1. Morphological Defenses
                                                                1. Chemical Defenses
                                                                  1. Warning Coloration
                                                                    1. Mimicry
                                                                    2. Predator Adaptations
                                                                    3. Herbivory and Plant-Herbivore Dynamics
                                                                      1. Effects on Plant Population Dynamics
                                                                        1. Plant Defense Strategies
                                                                          1. Constitutive Defenses
                                                                            1. Induced Defenses
                                                                              1. Physical Defenses
                                                                                1. Chemical Defenses
                                                                                2. Herbivore Adaptations
                                                                                  1. Coevolutionary Dynamics
                                                                                    1. Tolerance vs Resistance
                                                                                    2. Parasitism and Disease
                                                                                      1. Host-Parasite Population Dynamics
                                                                                        1. Effects on Host Demographics
                                                                                          1. Parasite Life Cycles
                                                                                            1. Disease Transmission Models
                                                                                              1. Epidemic Dynamics
                                                                                                1. Endemic vs Epidemic Diseases
                                                                                                  1. Virulence Evolution
                                                                                                  2. Mutualistic Interactions
                                                                                                    1. Types of Mutualism
                                                                                                      1. Obligate Mutualism
                                                                                                        1. Facultative Mutualism
                                                                                                        2. Population Effects of Mutualism
                                                                                                          1. Stability of Mutualistic Relationships
                                                                                                            1. Examples of Mutualistic Systems
                                                                                                              1. Pollination Mutualisms
                                                                                                                1. Seed Dispersal Mutualisms
                                                                                                                  1. Cleaning Mutualisms
                                                                                                                2. Commensalism and Amensalism
                                                                                                                  1. Commensal Relationships
                                                                                                                    1. Population-Level Effects
                                                                                                                      1. Examples from Nature

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