A detailed examination of coevolutionary relationships--competition, predation, parasitism, comMensalism, and mutualism.

1. Species Interactions in Communities A good look at coevolution at work in our world…

4. Impacts of Competition Species B

5. Fig. 4-5, p. 68 Louisiana heron wades into water to seize small fish Black skimmer seizes small fish at water surface Ruddy turnstone searches under shells and pebbles for small invertebrates Avocet sweeps bill through mud and surface water in search of small crustaceans, insects, and seeds Brown pelican dives for fish, which it locates from the air Dowitcher probes deeply into mud in search of snails, marine worms, and small crustaceans Herring gull is a tireless scavenger Flamingo feeds on minute organisms in mud Scaup and other diving ducks feed on mollusks, crustaceans, and aquatic vegetation Piping plover feeds on insects and tiny crustaceans on sandy beaches Knot (sandpiper) picks up worms and small crustaceans left by receding tide Oystercatcher feeds on clams, mussels, and other shellfish into which it pries its narrow beak Resource Partitioning Environmental Science: Problems, Concepts, and Solutions. (12th ed.) by G. Tyler Miller, Jr. and Scott Spoolman

6. Fig. 6-4, p. 112 Cape May Warbler Blakburnian Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Resource Partitioning Environmental Science: Problems, Concepts, and Solutions. (12th ed.) by G. Tyler Miller, Jr. and Scott Spoolman

10. Spread of AHB (also good example of a nonnative species)

14. Impacts of Predation

18. Commensalism vs. Mutualism How do you decide?

22. Eastern Lamp Mussel & Largemouth Bass Commensalism: Glochidia (larvae) live on fish gills for about a month…

25. Spread of Zebra Mussels (good example of a accidentally introduced nonnative species)

29. Quiz Time

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