Predator Satiation
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P r e d a t o r S a t u r a t i o nDefinition
An adaptation in which prey briefly occur at high population densities which overwhelms and satisfies predators thereby reducing the probability of an individual prey being eaten. The most notable example of this are the periodic cicadas.Origin
First proposed as a concept referring to cicadas from a 1993 research paper by Williams, Smith, and Stephen.