Population Interactions - Predation A. Outline 1. Predation - Definition Eating of one species by another Herbivory Carnivory Parasitism Cannibilism 2. Neither prey nor predator inhibit their own growth. Environment is homogeneous. Every prey has an equal probability of being attacked.
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Prey density has no effect on the probability of eing eaten. Predator density has no effect on the probability of a predator capturing prey. There are no time lags. When hunting porcupine the fisher has a higher handling time but the search rate etc. stays the same. Let's look at functional response under these two prey types.