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In community ecology: Guilds and interaction webs
…resources, forging a variety of interspecific interactions. Many species also interact cooperatively to search for food or avoid predators. These and other nontrophic relationships between species are as important as food chains and food webs in shaping the organization of biological communities (see below Interspecific interactions and the organization of…
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In community ecology: Interspecific interactions and the organization of communities
The interactive relationships that arise between populations of different species form the interactive web of communities. These interactions range from antagonistic to cooperative and have either positive, negative, or neutral effects on the species involved. In antagonistic relationships…
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In perciform: Interspecific relationships
Mutual relationships among species are found in many perciform fishes. The cleaner fishes of the wrasse genus Labroides (Labridae) are well known for their role in the removal of parasites from larger carnivorous fishes. The larger fishes recognize the cleaner fish and will…
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