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Species Interactions: Oxpeckers in Ecosystems

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Species Interactions: Oxpeckers in Ecosystems

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What was the original classification of the oxpeckers in terms of species interactions?

Predation

Commensalism (correct)

Mutualism

Parasitism

What behavior of the oxpeckers led to the change in their classification?

Causing tissue damage and consuming blood from their hosts (correct)

Consuming ticks from the host mammals

Being eaten by the host lions

Engaging in mutual defense with the host mammals

How do the host mammals interact with the oxpeckers in some cases?

Building nests for them

Grooming them

Providing food for them

Killing them by head butting or swatting with their tails (correct)

What role do the host lions play in the relationship with the oxpeckers?

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Based on the observation mentioned, what kind of interaction could be seen between the oxpeckers and their host mammals?

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Species Interactions: Oxpeckers in Ecosystems

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Questions and Answers

What was the original classification of the oxpeckers in terms of species interactions?

What behavior of the oxpeckers led to the change in their classification?

How do the host mammals interact with the oxpeckers in some cases?

What role do the host lions play in the relationship with the oxpeckers?

Based on the observation mentioned, what kind of interaction could be seen between the oxpeckers and their host mammals?

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