"Food Chain" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The sequence of transfers of matter and energy from organism to organism in the form of FOOD. Food chains intertwine locally into a food web because most organisms consume more than one type of animal or plant. PLANTS, which convert SOLAR ENERGY to food by PHOTOSYNTHESIS, are the primary food source. In a predator chain, a plant-eating animal is eaten by a larger animal. In a parasite chain, a smaller organism consumes part of a larger host and may itself be parasitized by smaller organisms. In a saprophytic chain, microorganisms live on dead organic matter.
| Descriptor ID |
D020387
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G16.500.275.157.250 N06.230.124.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Food Chain- Food Chain
- Chain, Food
- Chains, Food
- Food Chains
Saprophytic Chain- Saprophytic Chain
- Chain, Saprophytic
- Chains, Saprophytic
- Saprophytic Chains
Predator Chain- Predator Chain
- Chain, Predator
- Chains, Predator
- Predator Chains
Parasite Chain- Parasite Chain
- Chain, Parasite
- Chains, Parasite
- Parasite Chains
Food Web- Food Web
- Food Webs
- Web, Food
- Webs, Food
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Food Chain" by people in Profiles.
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The ecological consequences of a pandemic. Biol Lett. 2020 11; 16(11):20200641.
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Food Delivery Service During Social Distancing: Proactively Preventing or Potentially Spreading Coronavirus Disease-2019? Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2020 Jun; 14(3):e9-e10.
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Catch Me If You Can: A Spatial Model for a Brake-Driven Gene Drive Reversal. Bull Math Biol. 2019 12; 81(12):5054-5088.
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Preference of the aphid Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) for tobacco plants at specific stages of potato virus Y infection. Arch Virol. 2019 Jun; 164(6):1567-1573.
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Impacts of hatchery-reared mandarin fish Siniperca chuatsi stocking on wild fish community and water quality in a shallow Yangtze lake. Sci Rep. 2018 07 31; 8(1):11481.
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Environmental behavior and eco-toxicity of xylene in aquatic environments: A review. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2017 Nov; 145:324-332.
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Air guns used in offshore oil exploration can kill tiny marine life. Nature. 2017 06 22; 546(7660):586-587.
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Iron-dumping ocean experiment sparks controversy. Nature. 2017 05 23; 545(7655):393-394.
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Dynamics of a three species ratio-dependent food chain model with intra-specific competition within the top predator. Comput Biol Med. 2017 06 01; 85:63-74.
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Arsenic Speciation in Organisms from two Large Shallow Freshwater Lakes in China. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 2017 Feb; 98(2):226-233.