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predation pressure

Scope: community ecology

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Definition

Selection pressure imposed by predators that may favor optimal body sizes for escape ability

Publications (1)

Bigger is not always better: Viability selection on body mass varies across life stages in a hibernating mammal

2021Ecology and Evolutiontested

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