Intraspecific
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Intraspecific is a term used in biology
to describe behaviors, biochemical variations and other issues within individuals of a single species
, thereby contrasting with interspecific. 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 within individuals of a single 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 interspecific. For example:
- Intraspecific antagonismIntraspecific antagonismIntraspecific antagonism means a disharmonious or antagonistic interaction between two individuals of the same species. As such, it could be a sociological term, but was actually coined by Alan Rayner and Norman Todd working at Exeter University in the late 1970s, to characterise a particular kind...
- Intraspecific competitionIntraspecific competitionIntraspecific competition is a particular form of competition in which members of the same species vie for the same resource in an ecosystem...
- Intraspecific hybridization
- Intraspecific mimicry