conspecific

(noun)

an organism belonging to the same species as another

Related Terms

Examples of conspecific in the following topics:

  • Organismal Ecology and Population Ecology

    • Organisms that are all members of the same species, a population, are called conspecifics.

  • Community Ecology and Ecosystem Ecology

    • Questions about conspecific interactions often focus on competition among members of the same species for a limited resource.

  • Portals of Exit

    • Transmission is the passing of a communicable disease from an infected host individual or group to a conspecific individual or group by one or more of the following means: droplet contact, direct physical contact, indirect physical contact, airborne transmission, and fecal-oral transmission.