predation
noun
Origin of predation
Examples from the Web for predation
Contemporary Examples of predation
Starvation, disease, war, and predation were common threats for a majority of our evolutionary history.
WGA is classified as a lectin—a term for a protein produced by an organism to protect itself from predation.
This “double whammy” of predation and competition enables jellyfish to cripple a food chain by essentially nibbling at its ankles.
Historical Examples of predation
Such small rodents constitute another potential source of predation.
Nesting failure resulted from severe weather, predation, parasitism by cowbirds, and human interference.
The absence of the pressure of predation should remove a certain amount of control on the population turn-over.
The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3Rollin H. Baker
Freedom from the pressure of predation probably exerts a direct influence on formation of species.
The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3Rollin H. Baker
Thus, before the advent of man the factor of predation may not have been of great consequence.
The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3Rollin H. Baker