Other Ecological Concepts

3. Predators influence prey through nonlethal and lethal effects 4. Physical conditions mediate predation 5. Infection can make hosts more susceptible to predation 6.Predator-prey interactions: a major evolutionary force: Predator-prey interaction is dynamic, Predators evolve efficient tactics for acquiring prey, prey evolve wide variety of methods of defence. 7. Predator prey populations don’t exist as isolated pairs