morphological differentiation
Differences in physical characteristics, particularly head capsule size, between coexisting species
nonrandom species loss
Species loss that is targeted at species with traits that make them particularly vulnerable to environmental change
novel host plant
A plant species recently introduced to an environment that herbivorous insects may exploit as a new resource
omnivory
Animals which feed on both plant and prey sources, allowing them to effect multiple trophic levels within a food web
perch sharing
Use of the same elevated vantage points by different individuals or species for predator detection
pollinator assemblage transition
Shift from bee-dominated pollinator communities at lower elevations to fly-dominated communities at higher elevations
pollinator behavior modification
Changes in pollinator foraging patterns, preferences, and physiology in response to ethanol presence in nectar and honey
positive frequency dependence
predation risk
Risk of being consumed by predators, which differs between fish-containing and fishless streams
prey aggregation
The clustering of prey organisms in particular locations or habitats
rarity
Species characterized by low local abundance and small geographic range size
resource availability
The availability of food resources which may affect severity of ectoparasitic infestation, manipulated through food supplementation treatments
solitary bees
Bee species where females provision individual nests independently, comprising over 85% of bee species but receiving less research attention than eusocial species.
specialist herbivore
Herbivorous insects that have evolved to feed on glucosinolate-producing plants without deleterious consequences
stooling
temporal scale-dependence
The degree to which network structural properties vary depending on the temporal scale at which data are aggregated and analyzed
temporally forbidden links
vegetation density patterns
Spatial distribution of plant species abundance in relation to ant nest locations
