O Type II, because it is the only type that plateaus at high prey densities O Type III, because it avoids snails at low densities, and switches to snails when they become more abundant O Type II, because it avoids snails at low densities, and switches to snails when they become more abundant O Type III, because it is the only type that plateaus at high prey densities Type I, because other functional responses are uncommon in nature

O Type II, because it is the only type that plateaus at high prey densities O Type III, because it avoids snails at low densities, and switches to snails when they become more abundant O Type II, because it avoids snails at low densities, and switches to snails when they become more abundant O Type III, because it is the only type that plateaus at high prey densities Type I, because other functional responses are uncommon in nature

Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)

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ISBN:9781305117396

Author:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Publisher:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Chapter16: Population Ecology

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