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Tag Archives: predator

Asymmetric foraging in aquatic animals

April 5, 2021by Julie Leave a comment

This blog post is provided by Junjie Zheng and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the paper “Asymmetric foraging lowers the trophic level and omnivory in natural food webs“, which was recently […]

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Video: Nowhere to Hide

June 12, 2018by Sarah Marley Leave a comment

A couple of weeks ago, we heard from Dr Craig DeMars about his recent publication on linear features and predator-prey dynamics in the forests of Canada. Craig has been kind enough […]

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Nowhere to Hide: Changing landscapes and predator highways

May 29, 2018by Sarah Marley 1 Comment

Whilst we often think about human activities negatively altering the landscape, sometimes these changes can have unexpected benefits for predators. Of course, this is not necessarily good news for prey […]

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High Society – The social network of vultures

September 23, 2017by Sarah Marley Leave a comment

When you think of vultures, you might just think “feathered carrion-eaters”.  But do you think of their social networks, foraging strategies, and daily lives?  Probably not!  Dr Adam Kane (University […]

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Giving a hoot about owl populations

August 5, 2017by Sarah Marley 1 Comment

International Owl Day – who gives a hoot?  Dr Sarah Hoy sure does!  Sarah completed her PhD at the University of Aberdeen, which studied how the demography and dynamics of […]

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Baby fish breathe easier around large predators

April 29, 2016by Journal of Animal Ecology Leave a comment

This blog post is a press release from the authors of Journal of Animal Ecology paper “Top predators negate the effect of mesopredators on prey physiology” by Maria M. Palacios et […]

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