predator satiation

English

Noun

predator satiation (uncountable)

  1. (biology) A reproduction strategy where a prey species produces many individuals in a group or cohort at a time that overwhelms the effect of predation of individuals, by satiating all predators and still having a large population remaining to continue the species until the next reproduction event.

Synonyms
  • predator saturation
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