Interspecific
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Interspecific is a term used in biology
to describe behaviors, biochemical variations and other issues between individuals of separate species
, thereby contrasting with intraspecific. For example:
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
to describe behaviors, biochemical variations and other issues between individuals of separate species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
, thereby contrasting with intraspecific. For example:
- Interspecies communicationInterspecies communicationInterspecies communication is communication between different species of animals, plants, fungi or bacteria. Interspecies communication research in the sciences and the arts has produced results, giving hope that we may someday be able to communicate with certain animals on an advanced level.Works...
- Interspecific competitionInterspecific competitionInterspecific competition, in ecology, is a form of competition in which individuals of different species compete for the same resource in an ecosystem...
- Interspecific feedingInterspecific feedingInterspecific feeding refers to behaviour reported in wild animals, particularly birds where adults of one species feed the young of another species. This usually excludes the case of birds feeding brood parasites. The behaviour has been of theoretical interest since it appears to be provide little...
- Interspecific hybridization
- Interspecific interaction
- Interspecific pregnancyXenopregnancyInterspecific pregnancy is the pregnancy involving an embryo or fetus belonging to another species than the carrier...