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Tag: predator prey interactions

Using acoustics to learn about Pingu
Behavior

Using acoustics to learn about Pingu

As humans forage to find snacks in their fridges, the little penguin forages in the sea, but just how effective…
November 26, 2022 Valeria Contreras
Shark Soirée: Do great whites make social connections?
Behavior

Shark Soirée: Do great whites make social connections?

Many animals rely on social interactions with other members of their species for information…but do great white sharks?
April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 Francesca Giammona
An arms race: Foraging Fish vs. Rorqual Whales
Biological oceanography

An arms race: Foraging Fish vs. Rorqual Whales

Ever wonder how filter feeding whales are able to capture smaller, fast fish? The authors of this study looked at…
January 23, 2020January 24, 2020 Samantha Setta
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…
June 9, 2017June 8, 2017 Rebecca Flynn
Behavior Biology Climate Change Ecology Ocean Acidification

Ocean acidification makes predators dumb

Chemistry is important for a lot of things, but can it change the behavior of animals? Read on to find…
February 24, 2017February 23, 2017 Erin McLean
Climate Change Ecology

A new king (crab) of the Antarctic

Temperatures are increasing at the poles (and worldwide) and shifting the balance of predator-prey interactions. Predatory king crabs are moving…
December 2, 2015 Sarah Giltz
Behavior Biology Book Review Evolution

Colorful adaptations: the use of fluorescence as a lure

When viewed under the right filter, the world can look like one big black light party. A large variety of…
September 30, 2015September 30, 2015 Ashley Marranzino

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