Behavior
First documentation of a grey seal preying on a harbour seal in the German Baltic Sea
This study documents the first incident of a grey seal preying on a harbour seal in the German Baltic Sea.
Tag: predation
Sensory Systems
Hearing Hardships: How sharks hear in a human-dominated world
Sharks can smell blood and detect heartbeats from great distances away. But did you know they have good ears too?
Biological oceanography
Deep-dwellers of the sea affected by clouds in the sky
Plankton and fish daily vertical migrations are affected by cloud shadows, a previously undescribed phenomenon.
Ecology
We Finally Know Why Some Fish are Warm-Blooded
On average Tuna, Great White Sharks, and other warm-blooded fish swim faster than their cold-blooded counterparts
Biology
Moray Eel’s Eerie Jaws Provide Unique Advantage
Most fish have a second set of jaws deep inside their throat that helps them process food. While these jaws…
Biodiversity
Cone snails use the illusion of sex to catch their next meal
With the promise of sex, cone snails lure their prey out of hiding and deliver a deadly strike. The results…
Behavior
There and back again: Uncovering the mysteries of gray whale migration
Gray whales undertake one of the longest migrations of any animal, swimming 12,000 miles round-trip between their northern feeding grounds…
Behavior
The view from a sperm whale’s nose
What happens if you place a microphone on the tip of a sperm whale’s nose? Putting anything on the nose…
Ecology
Consider the marsh crab: Climate change shifts which species are key
Munching, nibbling and burrowing their way through life, the humble marsh crab can now add “keystone species” to its ecological…
Behavior
Bite or Flight: How Seaweed Can Shape Feeding Behavior in Fish
What is a forest without trees or a coral reef without coral? Neither a forest nor a coral reef. Entire…
Microbiology
The ocean’s tiny, mysterious majority
The earth has more viruses than the universe has stars - but we know far less about our tiny majority…
Methodology
Using seabirds to study squid
How do scientists track fast swimming squid in the remote and vast open waters of the Southern Ocean? Probably not…
Behavior Book Review Coastal Management Conservation Coral Ecology Human impacts
Small MPAs: the new all-you-can-eat buffets?
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are a popular conservation tool and are in many situations very effective. Unfortunately, as with many…
Behavior Biology Ecology
Inked and Eaten: how squid have adapted a defense mechanism to help them capture prey
Just when we thought squids couldn’t get any cooler, researchers have discovered that squid use ink clouds not just to…
Behavior Biology Ecology Evolution Natural History
Fooled Ya! How marine animals stay hidden in plain sight
It’s April Fools’ Day! Today’s the day when you try to prank people, convince them your lies are true, and…
Behavior Ecology
Scaredy-crab behavior can alter food webs
Being small crab can be tough. Dodging predators from the land, sea, and air is no small task. A new…
Behavior Ecology
Killer food: the harmful effects of a diatom diet
What if a single bite out of your favorite cheeseburger was toxic to your health? In the ocean, copepods are…
Physiology
Oxygen favours the bold
It takes personality for the African sharptooth catfishes to breathe air. But they also consider their surroundings before visiting the…
Biology Book Review Ecology Evolution
Cuttlefish “freeze-out” their predators
Cephalopods such as cuttlefish are known to use camouflage behavior to avoid being eaten. Sharks are able to find disguised…
Book Review Conservation Coral Ecology Fisheries
Switching it up: When do predation and habitat control damselfish abundance?
Another tale of how the loss of predators due to overfishing might impact coral reefs, but this one has a…