Functional response describes the relationship between prey density and the rate at which a predator consumes prey, forming a key concept in understanding predator–prey interactions. It encompasses ...
Every day we encounter wildlife: birds, insects, various mammals, not to mention plants. Humans have transformed so much of the natural world through our cities, towns, neighborhoods, industry, ...
The “life-dinner principle” posits that there is greater selection pressure on the species that have more to lose in an interaction. Thus, based on the asymmetry within predator-prey interactions, ...
Kevin M. Boswell, Matthew E. Kimball, Guillaume Rieucau, Julien G. A. Martin, Dale A. Jacques, Daniel Correa and Dennis M. Allen In marine ecosystems, predator-prey ...
Researchers have unpicked the mechanism behind a marine feeding strategy that could provide a valuable renewable source of biofuel. Researchers have unpicked the mechanism behind a marine feeding ...
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The sticky battle between microscopic worms and predatory fungi comes with a genetic trade-off
Researchers from Academia Sinica, Taiwan and the Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Germany, have revealed how the nematode gene nhr-66 controls the production of cuticular collagens that ...
Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...
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