Predator satiation

This strategy has evolved in a diverse range of prey, including notably many species of plants, insects, and fish.

[3] However, as food supply begins to overwhelm the predator's ability to consume and process it, consumption levels off.

There are also limits to population growth (numerical response), dependent on the generation time of the predator species.

[6] In contrast to predator satiation, a different pattern is seen in response to mutualistic consumers, which benefit an organism by feeding from it (such as frugivores, which disperse seeds).

For example, a vine's berries may ripen at different times, ensuring frugivores are not swamped with food and so resulting in a larger proportion of its seeds being dispersed.