Behavioral Ecology

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3 domain-specific abstractions whose origin domain is Behavioral Ecology.

• Aposematism — Signaling by prey that advertises defenses making attack or consumption unprofitable to predators.
• Nest protection hypothesis — Propose that some birds add fresh green or aromatic plant material to active nests because plant secondary compounds reduce parasites or pathogens, thereby benefiting nest occupants.
• Prey switching — Frequency-dependent predation in which a predator disproportionately targets whichever prey type is currently most abundant.