In a forest, lynx prey on rodents and birds in the summer. but because of rising temperatures, the birds in the forest have migrated to a cooler place. what effect will this migration have on the population of the rodents? because there are fewer birds, the lynx will prey on rodents, leading to a (blank: a. decline. b. rise. c. stagnancy.) in their population. this scenario depicts (blank: a. apparent. b. direct. c. intraspecific.) competition.