logistic efficiency
111Antipredator adaptation — A lone bison is standing its ground against a pack of wolves, thereby increasing its chance of survival Antipredator adaptations are evolutionary adaptations developed over time, which assist prey organisms in their constant struggle against… …
112Marginal value theorem — The optimal time spent in a patch is given by the tangent to the resource intake curve that departs from the expected transit time value. Any other line crossing the resource intake curve has a shallower slope and thus a sub optimal resource… …
113Minimum viable population — (MVP) is a lower bound on the population of a species, such that it can survive in the wild. This term is used in the fields of biology, ecology, and conservation biology. More specifically MVP is the smallest possible size at which a biological… …
114Habitat — For other uses of Habitat , see Habitat (disambiguation). The remaining fragmented habitats of the African Elephant …
115Chemotroph — A black smoker in the Atlantic Ocean providing energy and nutrients Chemotrophs are organisms that obtain energy by the oxidation of electron donors in their environments. These molecules can be organic (chemoorganotrophs) or inorganic… …
116Presidential Unit Citation (United States) — Presidential Unit Citation Army and Air Force P.U.C …
117Species-area curve — The species area relationship for a contiguous habitat In ecology, a species area curve is a relationship between the area of a habitat, or of part of a habitat, and the number of species found within that area. Larger areas tend to contain… …
118Oligotroph — An oligotroph is an organism that can live in an environment that offers very low levels of nutrients. They may be contrasted with copiotrophs, which prefer nutritionally rich environments. Oligotrophs are characterized by slow growth, low rates… …
119USS Sylvania (AFS-2) — USS Sylvania (AFS 2), a Sclass|Mars|combat stores ship, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named Sylvania .The Sylvania (AFS 2) was laid down on 18 August 1962 at the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego,… …
120Generalist and specialist species — With its eucalyptus only diet, the koala can be considered a specialist species. A generalist species is able to thrive in a wide variety of environmental conditions and can make use of a variety of different resources (for example, a heterotroph …
