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Evolution of the Rabbit Population with Default Predation and an Initial Decrease in the Grass Rate

As a naturalist, Darwin discovered how the type species interact differently from the species from other locations that were nearby. That discovery concluded to be the proposal of “natural selection,” which is a principle that explains that nature selects the

Survival: Some species have higher survival rates than others because they are more adaptable to new conditions and aren’t a completely specialized species like the Koala. For example the platypus has survived over millions of years because it has learnt to adapt to its changing environment rather than dying off because it can’t cope with environmental change.

When herbivorous species such as white-tailed deer and elks are the main predators in a habitat, they create an imbalance in the habitat, and force other species in the habitat to go extinct. Natural predation also has a stronger impact in stabilizing or reducing the population of white-tailed deer than human hunting alone. One of the main reasons for the overpopulation of the deer was the extinction of their predators. Every animal in the food web is highly important in keeping the balance in the ecosystem. Yellowstone National Park was a great example of how every species support the

For example, their concept indicates that prey species will alter their foraging habits to the features of the terrain in order to avoid areas with a high risk of predation. Predation risk in a changing environment is also focused on by the authors. There are many environmental variables that may influence the degree of predation risk such as weather, wildfires, and other conditions that influence ungulates’ access to vegetation. Finally, the authors focus on ecosystem responses to trophic cascades—primarily on riparian functions and on beaver and bird populations. They also inform us that wolves may represent an indirect control on beaver populations as well as cause ungulates to avoid some riparian areas—therefore reducing herbivory on wooden browse species.

The ecosystem consists of communities with different populations of species. Each diverse animal in the ecosystem has a unique way of surviving the abiotic and biotic factors in the environment through its traits; behavioral traits, morphological traits and physiological traits. Some of its traits prevent these organisms from predation, and others allows organism to survive when temperature are too high or too low. The strategy to survival depends on the animal. Let’s talk about the Procyon lotor also known by the name raccoon (Source 2).

It appears that the coyote abundance is determined primarily by availability of rabbits through social dominance hierarchies and territorial land. This is reflected in the rates of reproduction and mortality, with the survival of the offspring as a major factor, as well.

So what this is basically saying is that according to the environment some species with the characteristics which increase their probability of survival they will be able to produce offspring and survive while without this specific characteristics will eventually die off.

The Eastern Cottontail rabbit has a wide variety of habitat and lives on the edge. They have a wide variety in their selection of habitat; they will live by fields, farmlands, hedgerows, and shrubby cover near the edges of forests. They need an area with grass and low brushy areas for escape and nesting areas. The nest of a cottontail is usually right near the edge of a field with edge vegetation. Cottontails love being by the edge of a field and a wooded area, but still need a lot of interior cover inside the forest (Gaudette 1-3). Fragmentation may be the biggest threat to biodiversity. A study in New England was tested on cottontails and the effects of fragmentation. Cottontails that lived on larger patches of habitat versus small patches

Divergent evolution occurs when two populations of the same species are separated and become genetically different. Two types of divergent evolution are demonstrated in Figure 2. One type is called Allopatric speciation; this occurs when a population or group of organisms belonging to the same species, are separated geographically. Over time, the separated groups develop different traits due to environmental differences. In Figure 2a, the grey fish evolved in a lake the receives salt water runoff, they would need to have evolved traits to survive the increased salinity.

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution centres on the idea that species compete to survive, and favorable characteristics are passed on from one generation to the next. Darwin said that evolution took place by a process of natural selection or survival of the fittest. This meant that the animals and plants best suited to their surroundings survived and were able to pass on their genes to their offspring. The ones that weren't best suited died off and didn't get the chance to reproduce.

Intraspecific competition is the most intense competition because members of the same species compete between each other for the same

Organisms within a predator-prey relationship are intertwined in a co-evolutionary battle for survival. Each depends on food, shelter, the environment, and the random chance of evolution in order to maintain balance in the relationship. If chance favors one side too heavily, it throws the species into disequilibrium and can lead to the demise of one or more species. Because of the potential severity of the consequences, it is important to investigate the contributing factors that help maintain a healthy predator-prey dynamic. In order to reach solid conclusions, a well-rounded research approach is required, lest one side of this is disproportionally represented. First, the survival mechanisms of prey will be explored through the example of

For the most part, generalist species is able to survive in wide environmental conditions and

Mutualism, Predation, and Interspecific competition is different from each other because, Mutualism is when two organisms interact in a way that's beneficial for both organisms, Predation is when one species kills and eats the other species so, it's beneficial for one species because, they got to eat but, it's not beneficial for the other because, the other species is killed, and Interspecific competition is when different species compete for the same food or other resources and that's not beneficial for none of the species because, the species won't get to eat because, they are competing for the same food and there will eventually be no food for none of the species.