Spironolactone has been shown to be a tumorigen in chronic toxicity studies in rats (see PRECAUTIONS). Spironolactone should be used only in those conditions described under INDICATIONS AND USAGE. Unnecessary use of this drug should be avoided.
The density of a population can be regulated by various factors, including biotic and abiotic factors and population size. Density-dependent regulation can be affected by factors that affect birth and death rates such as competition and predation.
Another manner in which predation and competition are connected is throughout intraguild predation. Intraguild predators are those that kill and eat other predators of different species at the same trophic level, and thus that are potential competitors. Biodiversity