The field of ecology has long recognized two types of competition: exploitative competition, which occurs indirectly through resource consumption, and interference competition, whereby one individual ...

Ecological competition is an interaction in which individuals or populations adversely affect each other’s growth, survival, or reproduction by utilizing the same limiting resources within an ...

Ecological process can be complex, but they often have striking visual elements. BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Ecology is proud to announce the winners of its Image Competition today, ...

Most animals would be afraid to go near a crocodile, but biting flies have no qualms about landing on this fearsome predator and drinking its blood. This photo, taken by Zeke Rowe in Panama’s Coiba ...

Bright green doesn’t seem like the best choice for camouflage. But the image of a vibrant green stick insect, Timema poppensis, perched almost invisibly atop the matching leaves of its host, a coast ...