Micropredation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Micropredation is a noun meaning (biology) Predation among microorganisms.
Meaning
(biology) Predation among microorganisms.
Example Sentences
Indeed, while micropredation has been proposed for this alga [56 ] and observed for other Ostreopsis species preying on naked ciliates [57 ], predation on bacterial cells would require feeding strategies [53 ] not yet assessed for Ostreopsidaceae species.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include macropredation, hyperpredation, microbiodiversity, microbivore, micropopulation, microbivory.
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