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Mukherjee, Debasis, and A. B. Roy. "Global stability of prey-predator systems with predatory switching." Biosystems 27, no. 3 (1992): 171–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0303-2647(92)90071-6.

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Pratt, P. D., and B. A. Croft. "Banker Plants: Evaluation of Release Strategies for Predatory Mites." Journal of Environmental Horticulture 18, no. 4 (2000): 211–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.24266/0738-2898-18.4.211.

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Abstract Spider mites (Tetranychidae) are among the most injurious pests of commercial landscape plant nurseries. The introduction of predaceous mites (Phytoseiidae) into nursery crops for control of spider mites can be an effective alternative to pesticides. We sought to evaluate the use of banker plants as a method of rearing and dispersing predatory mites for the control of spider mites in landscape nursery systems. Banker plants include any plant addition that aids in development and dispersal of predators for control of herbivorous pests. Addition of the predatory mite Neoseiulus fallacis

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Nair, Ramith R., and Gregory J. Velicer. "Predatory Bacteria Select for Sustained Prey Diversity." Microorganisms 9, no. 10 (2021): 2079. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9102079.

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Predator impacts on prey diversity are often studied among higher organisms over short periods, but microbial predator-prey systems allow examination of prey-diversity dynamics over evolutionary timescales. We previously showed that Escherichia coli commonly evolved minority mucoid phenotypes in response to predation by the bacterial predator Myxococcus xanthus by one time point of a coevolution experiment now named MyxoEE-6. Here we examine mucoid frequencies across several MyxoEE-6 timepoints to discriminate between the hypotheses that mucoids were increasing to fixation, stabilizing around

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Wardill, Trevor J., Katie Knowles, Laura Barlow, et al. "The Killer Fly Hunger Games: Target Size and Speed Predict Decision to Pursuit." Brain, Behavior and Evolution 86, no. 1 (2015): 28–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000435944.

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Predatory animals have evolved to optimally detect their prey using exquisite sensory systems such as vision, olfaction and hearing. It may not be so surprising that vertebrates, with large central nervous systems, excel at predatory behaviors. More striking is the fact that many tiny insects, with their miniscule brains and scaled down nerve cords, are also ferocious, highly successful predators. For predation, it is important to determine whether a prey is suitable before initiating pursuit. This is paramount since pursuing a prey that is too large to capture, subdue or dispatch will generat

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Díaz-Marín, Homero, and Osvaldo Osuna. "On the invariant rational curves of a certain family of polynomial differential equations." Revista Colombiana de Matemáticas 56, no. 1 (2022): 93–111. http://dx.doi.org/10.15446/recolma.v56n1.105621.

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In this work, we present sufficient conditions to determine if the limit cycles of certain differential systems in the plane are algebraic or not. In particular, we obtain criteria such that the limit cycles of equations derived from predatory prey models with rational functional response are necessarily transcendental ovals.

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RUEDA-RAMÍREZ, DIANA, ERIC PALEVSKY, and LILIANE RUESS. "Trophic links between soil predatory mites and nematodes as a key component of conservation biocontrol." Zoosymposia 22 (November 30, 2022): 61. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zoosymposia.22.1.30.

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Biological control is an important ecosystem service for soil and plant health and has been successfully exploited, especially through augmentative biological control programs, for above-ground agricultural pest control often using predatory mites of Mesostigmata. Similar success has not been achieved for below-ground systems. Predatory mites are an important part of soil food webs, in which they have a regulatory impact. While this is mediated by the predator on the prey, recent studies suggest that biocontrol efficiency can be enhanced in the mid to long term for generalist predators by the

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Steyert, Susan R., and Silvia A. Pineiro. "Development of a Novel Genetic System To Create Markerless Deletion Mutants of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus." Applied and Environmental Microbiology 73, no. 15 (2007): 4717–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.00640-07.

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ABSTRACT Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is a species of unique obligate predatory bacteria that utilize gram-negative bacteria as prey. Their life cycle alternates between a motile extracellular phase and a growth phase within the prey cell periplasm. The mechanism of prey cell invasion and the genetic networks and regulation during the life cycle have not been elucidated. The obligate predatory nature of the B. bacteriovorus life cycle suggests the use of this bacterium in potential applications involving pathogen control but adds complexity to the development of practical genetic systems that ca

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Brodin, Tomas, Susanna Piovano, Jerker Fick, Jonatan Klaminder, Martina Heynen, and Micael Jonsson. "Ecological effects of pharmaceuticals in aquatic systems—impacts through behavioural alterations." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 369, no. 1656 (2014): 20130580. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2013.0580.

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The study of animal behaviour is important for both ecology and ecotoxicology, yet research in these two fields is currently developing independently. Here, we synthesize the available knowledge on drug-induced behavioural alterations in fish, discuss potential ecological consequences and report results from an experiment in which we quantify both uptake and behavioural impact of a psychiatric drug on a predatory fish ( Perca fluviatilis ) and its invertebrate prey ( Coenagrion hastulatum ). We show that perch became more active while damselfly behaviour was unaffected, illustrating that behav

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Mathis, Ute, Sabine Eschbach, and Samuel Rossel. "Functional binocular vision is not dependent on visual experience in the praying mantis." Visual Neuroscience 9, no. 2 (1992): 199–203. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0952523800009652.

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AbstractIn vertebrates, it has been shown that binocular visual experience is necessary to develop normal spatial vision. We have investigated whether this is also true for an invertebrate, the praying mantis. The praying mantis is a predatory insect in which prey localization involves the use of binocular disparities. We raised mantids which had one eye occluded throughout development and tested monocular visual fixation and binocular distance estimation in the adult animals. The results revealed that both fixation and prey catching behavior were normally functional in the monocularly reared

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Yu, Rongjie, Hengguo Yu, and Min Zhao. "Steady states and spatiotemporal dynamics of a diffusive predator-prey system with predator harvesting." AIMS Mathematics 9, no. 9 (2024): 24058–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.3934/math.20241170.

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<p>From the perspective of ecological control, harvesting behavior plays a crucial role in the ecosystem natural cycle. This paper proposes a diffusive predator-prey system with predator harvesting to explore the impact of harvesting on predatory ecological relationships. First, the existence and boundedness of system solutions were investigated and the non-existence and existence of non-constant steady states were obtained. Second, the conditions for Turing instability were given to further investigate the Turing patterns. Based on these conditions, the amplitude equations at the thresh

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Cairns, Johannes, Felix Moerman, Emanuel A. Fronhofer, Florian Altermatt, and Teppo Hiltunen. "Evolution in interacting species alters predator life-history traits, behaviour and morphology in experimental microbial communities." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 287, no. 1928 (2020): 20200652. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.0652.

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Predator–prey interactions heavily influence the dynamics of many ecosystems. An increasing body of evidence suggests that rapid evolution and coevolution can alter these interactions, with important ecological implications, by acting on traits determining fitness, including reproduction, anti-predatory defence and foraging efficiency. However, most studies to date have focused only on evolution in the prey species, and the predator traits in (co)evolving systems remain poorly understood. Here, we investigated changes in predator traits after approximately 600 generations in a predator–prey (c

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Maquitico, Yara, Jazmín Coronado, Andrea Luna, Aldair Vergara, and Carlos Cordero. "Deceptive Seduction by Femme Fatale Fireflies and Its Avoidance by Males of a Synchronous Firefly Species (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)." Insects 15, no. 1 (2024): 78. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects15010078.

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Photuris female fireflies attract males of different firefly species by responding to their flashing signals; then, they try to capture and feed on them. This aggressive mimicry is considered a major selective pressure on the communication systems of the fireflies of the American continent. The intensity of this selective pressure is a function of its efficiency in prey capture. In this study, the rates of attraction and capture of males of the synchronous firefly Photinus palaciosi by the predatory females of Photuris lugubris are reported. Although the females attract numerous males, their h

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Soley, Fernando G. "Fine-scale analysis of an assassin bug's behaviour: predatory strategies to bypass the sensory systems of prey." Royal Society Open Science 3, no. 10 (2016): 160573. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160573.

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Some predators sidestep environments that render them conspicuous to the sensory systems of prey. However, these challenging environments are unavoidable for certain predators. Stenolemus giraffa is an assassin bug that feeds on web-building spiders; the web is the environment in which this predator finds its prey, but it also forms part of its preys' sophisticated sensory apparatus, blurring the distinction between environment and sensory systems. Stenolemus giraffa needs to break threads in the web that obstruct its path to the spiders, and such vibrations can alert the spiders. Using laser

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Page, Rachel A., Ximena E. Bernal, and Charles Fox. "The challenge of detecting prey: Private and social information use in predatory bats." Functional Ecology 34, no. 2 (2020): 344–63. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13521647.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Abstract In the evolutionary arms race between predators and their prey, prey often evolve to be as cryptic as they can, while predators in turn hone their sensory strategies to detect prey. Examinations of the sensory strategies implemented by predators to detect their prey, as well as the ecological consequences of these interactions, are at the crux of understanding and predicting predator–prey dynamics. We review the sensory strategies used by predators that rely on private information (attending directly to cues and signals generated by t

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Page, Rachel A., Ximena E. Bernal, and Charles Fox. "The challenge of detecting prey: Private and social information use in predatory bats." Functional Ecology 34, no. 2 (2020): 344–63. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13521647.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Abstract In the evolutionary arms race between predators and their prey, prey often evolve to be as cryptic as they can, while predators in turn hone their sensory strategies to detect prey. Examinations of the sensory strategies implemented by predators to detect their prey, as well as the ecological consequences of these interactions, are at the crux of understanding and predicting predator–prey dynamics. We review the sensory strategies used by predators that rely on private information (attending directly to cues and signals generated by t

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Page, Rachel A., Ximena E. Bernal, and Charles Fox. "The challenge of detecting prey: Private and social information use in predatory bats." Functional Ecology 34, no. 2 (2020): 344–63. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13521647.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Abstract In the evolutionary arms race between predators and their prey, prey often evolve to be as cryptic as they can, while predators in turn hone their sensory strategies to detect prey. Examinations of the sensory strategies implemented by predators to detect their prey, as well as the ecological consequences of these interactions, are at the crux of understanding and predicting predator–prey dynamics. We review the sensory strategies used by predators that rely on private information (attending directly to cues and signals generated by t

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Page, Rachel A., Ximena E. Bernal, and Charles Fox. "The challenge of detecting prey: Private and social information use in predatory bats." Functional Ecology 34, no. 2 (2020): 344–63. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13521647.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Abstract In the evolutionary arms race between predators and their prey, prey often evolve to be as cryptic as they can, while predators in turn hone their sensory strategies to detect prey. Examinations of the sensory strategies implemented by predators to detect their prey, as well as the ecological consequences of these interactions, are at the crux of understanding and predicting predator–prey dynamics. We review the sensory strategies used by predators that rely on private information (attending directly to cues and signals generated by t

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Liu, Wei, Keshi Zhang, Lanjing Li, and Zhi-Qiang Zhang. "What factors influence the plasticity of a facultative feeding larval predator Amblydromalus limonicus (Garman and McGregor) (Acari: Phytoseiidae)?" Acarologia 65, no. 2 (2025): 270–79. https://doi.org/10.24349/6poj-q5dq.

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This study explores the factors influencing larval prey consumption in the facultative-feeding predatory mite Amblydromalus limonicus (Garman and McGregor) (Acari: Mesostigmata), an important species in biological control systems. While feeding is not essential for larval development into protonymphs, understanding the factors that modulate larval feeding behaviour is crucial for optimising pest management strategies. We examined the effects of three factors on larval feeding behaviour of A. limonicus: prey availability (5 versus 20 prey eggs), conspecific presence without direct physical cont

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Duplisea, Daniel E. "Running the gauntlet: the predation environment of small fish in the northern Gulf of St Lawrence, Canada." ICES Journal of Marine Science 62, no. 3 (2005): 412–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.icesjms.2004.11.005.

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Abstract Predation size spectra were constructed for the northern Gulf of St Lawrence, covering prey size ranges that include pre-recruit cod. Predation by fish and harp seals was modelled with a log-normally distributed predator–prey size ratio along with a relationship between predator body size and the energy required. Fish concentrate predation on prey of weight 0.5–2 g, whereas harp seals prefer prey of 60–125 g. It is speculated that predation caused by harp seals on pre-recruits could be a major factor limiting cod recruitment in the system. The northern Gulf of St Lawrence is a cold bo

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McKinley, Cheyenne N., and Sarah E. Lower. "Comparative Transcriptomics Reveals Gene Families Associated with Predatory Behavior in Photuris femme fatale Fireflies." Genes 11, no. 6 (2020): 627. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/genes11060627.

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Identifying the basis of phenotypic variation is a key objective of genetics. This work has been mostly limited to model systems with a plethora of genetic manipulation and functional characterization tools. With the development of high-throughput sequencing and new computational tools, it is possible to identify candidate genes related to phenotypic variation in non-model organisms. Fireflies are excellent for studying phenotypic variation because of their diverse and well-characterized behaviors. Most adult fireflies emit a single mating flash pattern and do not eat. In contrast, adult femal

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Calvete, Juan J. "Snake venomics at the crossroads between ecological and clinical toxinology." Biochemist 41, no. 6 (2019): 28–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/bio04106028.

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Venoms are complex secretions used for predatory and defensive purposes by a wide range of organisms. Venoms and venom production represent fascinating systems to study fundamental evolutionary processes. Understanding the evolution of venom generation demands the integration of the selective interactions and mechanisms, which transformed ordinary genes into deadly toxins, in the context of the natural history of the producing organism. Humans are not prey for any extant venomous creature on Earth, and thus human envenomings result from unexpected encounters with venomous animals, e.g., snakes

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Matassa, Catherine M., and Geoffrey C. Trussell. "Prey state shapes the effects of temporal variation in predation risk." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 281, no. 1796 (2014): 20141952. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.1952.

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The ecological impacts of predation risk are influenced by how prey allocate foraging effort across periods of safety and danger. Foraging decisions depend on current danger, but also on the larger temporal, spatial or energetic context in which prey manage their risks of predation and starvation. Using a rocky intertidal food chain, we examined the responses of starved and fed prey ( Nucella lapillus dogwhelks) to different temporal patterns of risk from predatory crabs ( Carcinus maenas ). Prey foraging activity declined during periods of danger, but as dangerous periods became longer, prey

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New, J. G., L. Alborg Fewkes, and A. N. Khan. "Strike feeding behavior in the muskellunge, Esox masquinongy: contributions of the lateral line and visual sensory systems." Journal of Experimental Biology 204, no. 6 (2001): 1207–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.204.6.1207.

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The muskellunge, Esox masquinongy, is a predatory esocid fish with well-developed visual and lateral line systems. The purpose of this study was to determine the relative roles of these two sensory modalities in organizing the strike behavior of the animal. Subadult muskellunge were videotaped in a test arena while feeding on fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas). Animals were tested under five conditions: (i) control animals in which the visual and lateral line systems were intact; (ii) animals with lateral line afference suppressed by immersion for 12–24 h in 0.1 mmol l(−1) CoCl2; (iii) anim

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Ayala-Sulca, Yuri, Reynán Cóndor-Alarcón, Percy Colos-Galindo, et al. "PREDATORY EFFECT AND SELECTIVITY OF PREY OF NOTONECTA PERUVIANA (HEMIPTERA: NOTONECTIDAE) ON THE LARVAL CONTROL OF MOSQUITOES (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE)." Oecologia Australis 26, no. 01 (2022): 34–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.4257/oeco.2022.2601.04.

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The larval stage of culicid mosquitoes are the main food resource of notonectides in aquatic systems. Prey alternation and abundance can significantly affect predator-prey interaction and functional response (FR). We evaluated the effect of predation and prey selectivity of Notonecta peruviana in fourth-stage larvae (F1) of Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus at different densities and two test systems: one prey and the combination of both (ratio 1: 1). We used the FR protocol to measure predation and the Manly preference index () to evaluate the selectivity of prey, in a CRD experimental

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Buse, Alexanader J., Meghan A. Douglas, Thomas N. Giguere, and Beren W. Robinson. "Adult Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) Feeding on Goldeneye Embryos of Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) in Defended Nests." Canadian Field-Naturalist 131, no. 3 (2018): 254–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v131i3.1859.

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Rarely observed predatory behaviour of adult Snapping Turtles (Chelydra serpentina) was recorded using remote video technology. We observed turtles inspecting and, in one case, apparently feeding on goldeneye stage embryos (< 3 mm) from defended nests of Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus). This novel behaviour was limited to nests in a secluded bay and was not observed at nests located along exposed shorelines or on shallow shoals in the deep open water habitat of an inland oligotrophic lake. The benefit of feeding on small prey is likely enhanced by embryos being clustered in nests and by an a

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Husna, Nurul, Jauharlina Jauharlina, and Sapdi Sapdi. "Comparison of Predatory Insect Diversity in Chili (Capsicum annum L.) Planting Monoculture and Tumpangsari." Jurnal Ilmiah Mahasiswa Pertanian 9, no. 2 (2024): 310–20. https://doi.org/10.17969/jimfp.v9i2.30109.

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Insects have an important role in an ecosystem. The presence of insects in a place can be an indicator of biodiversity, ecosystem health and landscape degradation. One group of insects that has an important ecological role or function in agroecosystems is as predators. The presence of predatory insects in the field is greatly influenced by the presence of prey in the form of herbivorous insects. On the other hand, the diversity and abundance of herbivorous insects is related to the diversity of the plants in their habitat. The spatial structure and habitat composition of an agroecosystem is ve

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Buchheister, Andre, and Robert J. Latour. "Dynamic trophic linkages in a large estuarine system — support for supply-driven dietary changes using delta generalized additive mixed models." Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 73, no. 1 (2016): 5–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2014-0441.

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Trophic dynamics within aquatic systems are a predominant regulator of fish production and an important consideration for implementing ecosystem approaches to fisheries management. We analyzed 10 years of fish diet data from Chesapeake Bay, USA, to (1) evaluate the effects of environmental variables on trophic interactions of 12 common predatory fishes, (2) infer dynamics of four key prey groups (mysids, bay anchovy, bivalves, and polychaetes), and (3) evaluate whether interannual dietary trends were coherent among predators and regulated by prey availability. Based on delta generalized additi

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Leighton, Lindsey R. "Inferring predation intensity in the marine fossil record." Paleobiology 28, no. 3 (2002): 328–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1666/0094-8373(2002)028<0328:ipiitm>2.0.co;2.

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Accurate estimates of predation intensity, the frequency of mortality from predation, are critical to studies of the evolution of species in response to predation, and to studies of predator-prey systems in general. Most commonly used indirect proxies for predation intensity in the fossil record have logistical or theoretical problems. Direct proxies, using actual traces of predatory activity, such as drilling and repair scars, may hold more promise. However, these direct proxies often have been used in conjunction with optimal foraging models, and in this context, the underlying assumptions a

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Lin, Hung-Che, Guillermo Vidal-Diez de Ulzurrun, Sheng-An Chen, et al. "Key processes required for the different stages of fungal carnivory by a nematode-trapping fungus." PLOS Biology 21, no. 11 (2023): e3002400. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002400.

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Nutritional deprivation triggers a switch from a saprotrophic to predatory lifestyle in soil-dwelling nematode-trapping fungi (NTF). In particular, the NTF Arthrobotrys oligospora secretes food and sex cues to lure nematodes to its mycelium and is triggered to develop specialized trapping devices. Captured nematodes are then invaded and digested by the fungus, thus serving as a food source. In this study, we examined the transcriptomic response of A. oligospora across the stages of sensing, trap development, and digestion upon exposure to the model nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. A. oligospor

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Gårdmark, Anna, Michele Casini, Magnus Huss, et al. "Regime shifts in exploited marine food webs: detecting mechanisms underlying alternative stable states using size-structured community dynamics theory." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 370, no. 1659 (2015): 20130262. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2013.0262.

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Many marine ecosystems have undergone ‘regime shifts’, i.e. abrupt reorganizations across trophic levels. Establishing whether these constitute shifts between alternative stable states is of key importance for the prospects of ecosystem recovery and for management. We show how mechanisms underlying alternative stable states caused by predator–prey interactions can be revealed in field data, using analyses guided by theory on size-structured community dynamics. This is done by combining data on individual performance (such as growth and fecundity) with information on population size and prey av

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Potier, Simon. "Visual Adaptations in Predatory and Scavenging Diurnal Raptors." Diversity 12, no. 10 (2020): 400. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d12100400.

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Ecological diversity among diurnal birds of prey, or raptors, is highlighted regarding their sensory abilities. While raptors are believed to forage primarily using sight, the sensory demands of scavengers and predators differ, as reflected in their visual systems. Here, I have reviewed the visual specialisations of predatory and scavenging diurnal raptors, focusing on (1) the anatomy of the eye and (2) the use of vision in foraging. Predators have larger eyes than scavengers relative to their body mass, potentially highlighting the higher importance of vision in these species. Scavengers poss

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DUSO, CARLO, ALBERTO POZZEBON, MARIO BALDESSARI, et al. "Availability of alternative foods can influence the impact of pesticides on predatory mites (Acari): a summary of the evidence*." Zoosymposia 6, no. 1 (2011): 124–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zoosymposia.6.1.21.

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Generalist predatory mites belonging to the Phytoseiidae play a major role in keeping phytophagous mites below economic threshold levels in European apple orchards and vineyards. Apart from their primary prey, these phytoseiids can exploit a range of other foods, among which pollen and plant pathogenic fungi are very important. The ability of generalist predatory mites to feed on alternative foods is of importance for their persistence in perennial crops. Pesticides can exert dramatic effects on mite communities, and these effects can be more severe on predators than on phytophagous mites, wit

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Hedgespeth, Melanie Lea, Tomasz Karasek, Johan Ahlgren, Olof Berglund, and Christer Brönmark. "Behaviour of freshwater snails (Radix balthica) exposed to the pharmaceutical sertraline under simulated predation risk." Ecotoxicology 27, no. 2 (2018): 144–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10646-017-1880-6.

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AbstractDue to their potential for affecting the modulation of behaviour, effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in the environment are particularly interesting regarding interspecies interactions and non-consumptive effects (NCEs) induced by predator cues in prey organisms. We evaluated the effects of sertraline (0.4, 40 ng/L, 40 µg/L) over 8 days on activity and habitat choice in the freshwater snail Radix balthica, on snails’ boldness in response to mechanical stimulation (simulating predator attack), and their activity/habitat choice in response to chemical cues from pr

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Mogali, Santosh M., Bhagyashri A. Shanbhag, and Srinivas K. Saidapur. "Behavioral responses of tadpoles of Clinotarsus curtipes (Anura: Ranidae) to odor cues of dragonfly larvae." Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology 22, no. 1 (2023): 11–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v22i1p11-20.

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    In aquatic environments, many prey animals, including anuran larvae, predominantly use chemical cues to assess predation risk. In such systems, a variety of chemical cues (e.g., kairomones, alarm, dietary) affect the behavioral responses of the prey tadpoles. Many anuran tadpoles are able to discriminate different chemical cues and exhibit differential antipredator behavioral responses according to the perceived risk. The behavioral responses of tadpoles of Clinotarsus curtipes to predatory larvae of the dragonfly Pantala flavescens were studied in the laboratory. T

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Lam, Weng Ngai, Ying Yi Chou, Felicia Wei Shan Leong, and Hugh Tiang Wah Tan. "Inquiline predator increases nutrient-cycling efficiency of Nepenthes rafflesiana pitchers." Biology Letters 15, no. 12 (2019): 20190691. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0691.

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The modified-leaf pitchers of Nepenthes rafflesiana pitcher plants are aquatic, allochthonous ecosystems that are inhabited by specialist inquilines and sustained by the input of invertebrate prey. Detritivorous inquilines are known to increase the nutrient-cycling efficiency (NCE) of pitchers but it is unclear whether predatory inquilines that prey on these detritivores decrease the NCE of pitchers by reducing detritivore populations or increase the NCE of pitchers by processing nutrients that may otherwise be locked up in detritivore biomass. Nepenthosyrphus is a small and poorly studied gen

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Free, Brian A., Matthew J. McHenry, and Derek A. Paley. "Probabilistic analytical modelling of predator–prey interactions in fishes." Journal of The Royal Society Interface 16, no. 150 (2019): 20180873. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2018.0873.

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Predation is a fundamental interaction between species, yet it is largely unclear what tactics are successful for the survival or capture of prey. One challenge in this area comes with how to test theoretical ideas about strategy with experimental measurements of features such as speed, flush distance and escape angles. Tactics may be articulated with an analytical model that predicts the motion of predator or prey as they interact. However, it may be difficult to recognize how the predictions of such models relate to behavioural measurements that are inherently variable. Here, we present an a

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Yang, Yajie, Jie Wang, Yingying Mi, et al. "Ladybird-Mediated Indirect Interactions between Two Aphid Species When Using a Banker Plant System." Agronomy 12, no. 12 (2022): 3134. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12123134.

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Banker plant systems have the advantages of introducing natural enemies preventively and maintaining by providing alternative prey, thus controlling the pests sustainably. Banker plant systems are usually composed of three factors: a banker (secondary) plant, an alternative prey, and a shared predator (attacking an alternative prey on the secondary plant, and the targeted pest on the crop). However, for most banker plant systems, there is a lack of understanding regarding the dynamic relationship among these elements, with detrimental effects on practical applications. Therefore, in this study

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Atherton, Jennifer A., and Mark I. McCormick. "Parents know best: transgenerational predator recognition through parental effects." PeerJ 8 (June 18, 2020): e9340. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9340.

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In highly biodiverse systems, such as coral reefs, prey species are faced with predatory threats from numerous species. Recognition of predators can be innate, or learned, and can help increase the chance of survival. Research suggests that parental exposure to increased predatory threats can affect the development, behaviour, and ultimately, success of their offspring. Breeding pairs of damselfish (Acanthochromis polyacanthus) were subjected to one of three olfactory and visual treatments (predator, herbivore, or control), and their developing embryos were subsequently exposed to five differe

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Mogali M., Santosh, Bhagyashri Shanbhag A., and Srinivas Saidapur K. "Antipredator Behavioural Responses of Tadpoles of the Indian Painted Frog Uperodon taprobanicus (Parker, 1934) (Microhylidae) to Kairomones from the Predatory Tadpoles of the Indian Bullfrog Hoplobatrachus tigerinus (Daudin, 1803) (Dicroglossidae)." Acta zoologica bulgarica 76, no. 4 (2024): 513. https://doi.org/10.71424/azb76.4.002787.

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In aquatic systems, many prey animals, including anuran tadpoles, predominantly use chemical cues to assess predation threat. In such systems, an array of chemical cues (e.g., kairomones, alarm, dietary) affects the behavioural responses of the prey tadpoles. The study on the behavioural responses of tadpoles belongs to the family Microhylidae to predators are very less hence the outcome of this study will provide a novel information in the field of behavioural ecology of anuran tadpoles with reference to prey-predator interactions. The behavioural responses of tadpoles of Indian painted frog

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Midway, Stephen R., Caleb T. Hasler, Tyler Wagner, and Cory D. Suski. "Predation of freshwater fish in environments with elevated carbon dioxide." Marine and Freshwater Research 68, no. 9 (2017): 1585. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/mf16156.

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Carbon dioxide (CO2) in fresh-water environments is poorly understood, yet in marine environments CO2 can affect fish behaviour, including predator–prey relationships. To examine changes in predator success in elevated CO2, we experimented with predatory Micropterus salmoides and Pimephales promelas prey. We used a two-factor fully crossed experimental design; one factor was 4-day (acclimation) CO2 concentration and the second factor CO2 concentration during 20-min predation experiments. Both factors had three treatment levels, including ambient partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2; 0–1000 μatm), low

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Diakité, Nana R., Konan G. N'Zi, Mamadou Ouattara, et al. "Association of riverine prawns and intermediate host snails and correlation with human schistosomiasis in two river systems in south-eastern Côte d'Ivoire." Parasitology 145, no. 13 (2018): 1792–800. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s003118201800135x.

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AbstractThe current emphasis of schistosomiasis control is placed on preventive chemotherapy using praziquantel. However, reinfection may occur rapidly in the absence of complementary interventions. Recent studies from Senegal suggest that predatory prawns might feed on intermediate host snails and thus impact on schistosomiasis transmission. We designed a study with four repeated cross-sectional surveys pertaining to prawns and snails, coupled with a single cross-sectional parasitological survey among humans. We assessed for potential associations between the presence/density of prawns and sn

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Sanjuan, Hernández Claudia, Marco Curini-Galletti, Marlies Monnens, Tom Artois, and Yander L. Diez. "First record of a proseriate flatworm predating on a rhabdocoel (Platyhelminthes: Proseriata and Rhabdocoela)." Biodiversity Data Journal 12 (May 13, 2024): e116039. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.12.e116039.

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Microturbellarian flatworms comprise a diverse assemblage amongst meiofauna. These animals primarily exhibit carnivorous feeding habits, preying on various organisms, such as crustaceans, annelids and even other microturbellarians. However, details of their diet are poorly known. This study represents the first documentation of a proseriate preying upon a rhabdocoel. The proseriate was extracted from the sediment and studied alive. Within its digestive tract, structures of the reproductive systems of its prey were observed and identified as belonging to <i>Phonorhynchopsis haegheni</i>, a pred

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Diel, Patricia, Marvin Kiene, Dominik Martin-Creuzburg, and Christian Laforsch. "Knowing the Enemy: Inducible Defences in Freshwater Zooplankton." Diversity 12, no. 4 (2020): 147. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d12040147.

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Phenotypic plasticity in defensive traits is an appropriate mechanism to cope with the variable hazard of a frequently changing predator spectrum. In the animal kingdom these so-called inducible defences cover the entire taxonomic range from protozoans to vertebrates. The inducible defensive traits range from behaviour, morphology, and life-history adaptations to the activation of specific immune systems in vertebrates. Inducible defences in prey species play important roles in the dynamics and functioning of food webs. Freshwater zooplankton show the most prominent examples of inducible defen

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Faux, David A., and Peter Bassom. "The game of life as a species model." American Journal of Physics 91, no. 7 (2023): 561. http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/5.0150858.

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Conway's classic game of life is a two-dimensional cellular automaton in which each cell is alive or dead and evolves according to simple rules that depend solely on the number of live cells in its immediate neighborhood. The emergence of complex multi-cellular objects provides a fascinating vehicle for exploration. A variant of the classic game of life is presented, the generalized semi-classical game of life, in which each cell contains a qubit that evolves by repeated application of birth, death, and survival operators. Species are characterized by just two parameters: a preferred neighborh

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Pahl, Cameron C., and Luis A. Ruedas. "Big boned: How fat storage and other adaptations influenced large theropod foraging ecology." PLOS ONE 18, no. 11 (2023): e0290459. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290459.

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Dinosaur foraging ecology has been the subject of scientific interest for decades, yet much of what we understand about it remains hypothetical. We wrote an agent-based model (ABM) to simulate meat energy sources present in dinosaur environments, including carcasses of giant sauropods, along with living, huntable prey. Theropod dinosaurs modeled in this environment (specifically allosauroids, and more particularly, Allosaurus Marsh, 1877) were instantiated with heritable traits favorable to either hunting success or scavenging success. If hunter phenotypes were more reproductively successful,

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Friedman, Robert. "A Hierarchy of Interactions between Pathogenic Virus and Vertebrate Host." Symmetry 14, no. 11 (2022): 2274. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/sym14112274.

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This review is of basic models of the interactions between a pathogenic virus and vertebrate animal host. The interactions at the population level are described by a predatory-prey model, a common approach in the ecological sciences, and depend on births and deaths within each population. This ecological perspective is complemented by models at the genetical level, which includes the dynamics of gene frequencies and the mechanisms of evolution. These perspectives are symmetrical in their relatedness and reflect the idealized forms of processes in natural systems. In the latter sections, the ge

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Munyai, Linton F., Tatenda Dalu, Ryan J. Wasserman, et al. "Functional Responses and Additive Multiple Predator Effects of Two Common Wetland Fish." Water 14, no. 5 (2022): 699. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w14050699.

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Understanding trophic interactions is essential for the prediction and measurement of structure and function in aquatic environments. Communities in these ecosystems may be shaped by variables such as predator diversity, prey density and emergent multiple predator effects (MPEs), which are likely to influence trophic dynamics. In this study, we examined the effect of key predatory fish in floodplain wetlands, namely Oreochromis mossambicus and Enteromius paludinosus, towards Chironomidae prey, using a comparative functional response (FR) approach. We used single predator species as well as int

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Fang, Yan, Shu Li, Qingxuan Xu, et al. "Optimizing the Use of Basil as a Functional Plant for the Biological Control of Aphids by Chrysopa pallens (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) in Greenhouses." Insects 13, no. 6 (2022): 552. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects13060552.

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Effective biological control agents that can provide sustainable pest control need to be researched in further detail; functional plants (or non-crop insectary plants), in particular, are garnering increased research interest. Much remains to be learned as to how non-crop plants can augment biological control in greenhouse systems. In this study, we combined laboratory and greenhouse assays to assess the extent to which basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) affected the biological control of aphids by the predatory lacewing Chrysopa pallens (Rambur) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae). In th

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Froneman, Pierre William. "Invasive Aquatic Weeds Suppress Predator–Prey Cascades: Evidence from a Mesocosm Study." Diversity 17, no. 3 (2025): 178. https://doi.org/10.3390/d17030178.

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Submerged macrophytes can profoundly influence interactions between aquatic predators and their prey due to changes in foraging efficiencies, pursuit time and swimming behaviors of predator–prey participants. Water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms-Laub. (Pontederiaceae), is the most widely distributed of the aquatic invasive weeds in South Africa. This invasive weed contributes to changes in physicochemical (turbidity, temperature and water column stratification) and biological (total chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) concentrations and species composition and distribution of vertebrates and i

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Stockwell, Jason D., Thomas R. Hrabik, Olaf P. Jensen, Daniel L. Yule, and Matthew Balge. "Empirical evaluation of predator-driven diel vertical migration in Lake Superior." Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 67, no. 3 (2010): 473–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f09-198.

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Recent studies on Lake Superior suggest that diel vertical migration (DVM) of prey (generalized Coregonus spp.) may be influenced by the density of predatory siscowet ( Salvelinus namaycush ). We empirically evaluated this hypothesis using data from acoustic, midwater trawl, and bottom trawl sampling at eight Lake Superior sites during three seasons in 2005 and a subset of sites in 2006. We expected the larger-bodied cisco ( Coregonus artedi ) to exhibit a shallower DVM compared with the smaller-bodied kiyi ( Coregonus kiyi ). Although DVM of kiyi and cisco were consistent with expectations of

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