Nematode vs. Nematode
- Intraspecific relationships take place when the host becomes to large and there is not enough resources available.
- Usually one nematode will consume all of the resources available, leaving the other species to become locally extinct.
- When a nematode is looking to directly interfere with another nematode, it first has to show its superiority, by excluding the other nematode.
- Since nematodes are not capable of much movement, characteristics, like size, can place one nematode to be more superior over another nematode.
- Sometimes a nematode can judge the quality of a host before engaging in any interaction, by smell, to avoid becoming a target.