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  Food Web/Chain

  Author:Jennifer LeblancFrom:The Gale Encyclopedia of Science (Vol. 3. 6^th ed.)

  20211,877 words Topic overview 1270LA food chain is an ecological term that describes a series of organisms dependent on each other for food; a food web refers to an interconnected set of food chains in the same ecosystem. Organisms that eat similar foods...
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  Carnivore

  Editors:Katherine H. Nemeh and Jacqueline L. LongeFrom:The Gale Encyclopedia of Science (Vol. 2. 6^th ed.)

  2021280 words Topic overview, Brie... 980LA carnivore is an organism that eats animals. Two ecological groups of carnivores are predators (they hunt their prey in order to eat it) and scavengers (they feed on dead animals). Carnivores are heterotrophs, which...
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  Mimicry

  Author:Puja BatraFrom:The Gale Encyclopedia of Science (Vol. 5. 6^th ed.)

  2021794 words Topic overview 1350LMimicry is the imitation or copying of an action or image. In biological systems, mimicry specifically refers to the fascinating resemblance of an organism, called the “mimic,” to another, somewhat distantly related...
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  Prey

  Author:Bill FreedmanFrom:The Gale Encyclopedia of Science (Vol. 6. 6^th ed.)

  2021518 words Topic overview 1330LPrey refers to any individuals that are hunted and consumed by predators. The term is typically used in reference to animals that are stalked, killed, and consumed by other animals, as when a deer is killed by a mountain...
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  Lobsters

  Author:Bill FreedmanFrom:The Gale Encyclopedia of Science (Vol. 4. 6^th ed.)

  20211,145 words Topic overview 1220LLobsters are large crustaceans in the order Decapoda, which also includes about 10,000 species of crayfish, crabs, and shrimps. Decapods are characterized by a carapace with fused thoracic segments that form a gill...
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  Dormouse

  Editors:Katherine H. Nemeh and Jacqueline L. LongeFrom:The Gale Encyclopedia of Science (Vol. 2. 6^th ed.)

  2021564 words Topic overview 1280LDormice are approximately 26 species of rodents that make up the family Myoxidae. Dormice typically live in trees, bushes, hedgerows, gardens, and rock piles. They have a superficial resemblance to squirrels (family...
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  Eagles

  Author:Bill FreedmanFrom:The Gale Encyclopedia of Science (Vol. 3. 6^th ed.)

  20211,141 words Topic overview 1200LEagles are large, diurnal birds of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes kites, harriers, goshawks, sparrowhawks, buzzards and other broad-winged hawks, vultures, and the osprey. The accipitrids are in the...
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  Sea Lion Predation on Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead.

  Author:Harold F. UptonFrom:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

  20181,394 words Article 1450LDecember 12, 2018 Since the 1990s, concerns have grown about sea lion predation on Columbia River salmon and steelhead (salmonids). Management of these species has been complicated by requirements to protect sea lion...