"Predation pressure" refers to the intensity or force exerted by predators on their prey. It describes the level of risk or threat that prey animals face from being hunted and eaten by predators. Full definition
Their relatively small size would have meant that choristoderes were probably exposed to high predation pressure and strategies, such as live birth, and post-natal parental care may have improved survival of the offspring. (sciencedaily.com)
This may necessitate greater dispersal for the male hybrids pushing them out of range of female hybrids and exposing them to greater predation pressure. (sciencedaily.com)
Bringing together the observed macaque behavior and environmental conditions, we interpret the variation seen in macaque stone tool selection and shellfish characteristics on Koram and NomSao Islands as the result of a feedback loop driven by the level of predation pressure. (elifesciences.org)