Terminology Flashcards
allelopathy/allelochemicals
plants give off toxins that ward off other plants and pests
myrmecochory
seed dispersal by ants
anthipholous
flower frequenting
sphecophily
pollination by wasps
cantharophily
pollination by beetles
myophily
pollination by flies
myrmecophily
relationship between ants and a number of different species that benefits both organisms
pseudocopulation
flowers fool male insects into trying to breed with them so they spread their nectar
hyperparasitism
parasitoid lays egg on another parasitoid
intraguild predation
predators that compete together feed on each other (large pop. sizes…)
domatia
structures produced by plants for the use of arthropods (like with figs and fig wasps)
eliaosomes
fleshy structure attached to seeds that are rich in lipids and proteins (attract ants so they distribute the seeds around)
aposematism
advertising toxicity with bright colors
siphon
breathing tube on abdomen of some aquatic insects
plastron
air bubble that some aquatic insects carry down into the water to breathe
watershed
all of the encompassing area from which a water body gains its water (water drains into it)
rheophilic
preferring/living in flowing water
Hilsenhoff’s index
way to test water quality using aquatic bioindicators-each family has a sensitivity value, you multiply this times the total number of that family found in the ecosystem
myiasis
parasitic infestation of the body of a live animal by maggots
warbles with bot flies
swelling under the hide caused by maggots