interspecific
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arising or occurring between species
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an interspecific hybrid
Although displacement of black bears by brown bears has been documented, actual interspecific killing of black bears by brown bears has only occasionally been reported.
Crocodiles also produce different distress calls and in aggressive displays to their own kind and other animals; notably other predators during interspecific predatory confrontations over carcasses and terrestrial kills.
Psychology- The Science Of Behaviour, pg 420, Neil R Clarkson (4th Edition) Between species and groups The most apparent type of interspecific aggression is that observed in the interaction between a predator and its prey.
The offspring of an interspecific cross are very often sterile ; thus, hybrid sterility prevents the movement of genes from one species to the other, keeping both species distinct.
Hybrids between different species within the same genus (such as between lions and tigers) are known as interspecific hybrids or crosses.