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Empirical verification of feeding selectivity of larval and juvenile pelagic fishes using in-situ zooplankton assemblages
Most studies on the feeding ecology of larvae and juveniles of commercially important pelagic fishes have used field-based approaches. However, due...
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Can smaller predators expand their prey base through killing juveniles? The influence of prey demography and season on prey selection for cheetahs and lions
Smaller predators may overcome body size restrictions on their prey base by selecting for juveniles of larger prey species. However, traditional prey...
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Feeding selectivity and a functional trade-off in a benthic fish with a continuous morphological variation: an experimental test
BackgroundFunctional trade-offs through ecological specializations are hypothesized to become causes of adaptive phenotypic divergence under...
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Predatory preferences of a non-indigenous crab do not depend on prey invasion scenarios
Predatory non-indigenous species (NIS) have profound impacts on global ecosystems, potentially leading to native prey extinction and resha**...
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Nutrient enrichment favors grazing selectivity and nutritional mismatch in a plankton community
Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) limit the primary production of many aquatic ecosystems, and the cellular N:P ratio of phytoplankton is an important...
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Prey size spectra and predator to prey size ratios of southern ocean salps
Salp grazing is important in sha** planktonic food-web structure. However, little is known about the size ranges of their prey in the field or how...
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Euryhaline copepod Pseudodiaptomus inopinus changed the prey preference of red sea bream Pagrus major larvae
We evaluated the potential of the euryhaline copepod Pseudodiaptomus inopinus as a prey to enhance the feeding activity of red sea bream Pagrus major ...
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Diet and prey selectivity of the mesopelagic lanternfish Myctophum asperum from the Perth Canyon, Western Australia
The diet and prey selectivity of Myctophum asperum were examined from the Perth Canyon (Western Australia). Calanoid copepods were consumed by 83% of...
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Size-dependent and -independent prey selection of dinoflagellates
Mechanisticapproachestoplanktonfood-websoftenrelyonsize-basedmodels.Thesemodelsdescribe predator–preyrelationshipsbasedonpredator body or cell size....
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Prey preference in a kleptoplastic dinoflagellate is linked to photosynthetic performance
Dinoflagellates of the family Kryptoperidiniaceae, known as “dinotoms”, possess diatom-derived endosymbionts and contain individuals at three...
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Behavioral and demographic responses of the predatory rotifer Asplanchna sieboldii (Leydig, 1854) fed prey (Plationus patulus (Müller, 1786)) previously exposed to cadmium and microplastics
We quantified the feeding behavior (encounter, attack, capture and ingestion) and demographic parameters (survival and reproduction) of the predatory...
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Evidence for the importance of invasive Dreissena veligers as a novel prey item for larval fish in Lake Huron
The establishment of invasive dreissenid mussels Dreissena polymorpha and Dreissena rostriformis bugensis in the Laurentian Great Lakes has affected...
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The legacy of predator threat shapes prey foraging behaviour
Predators exert strong selection on prey foraging behaviour such that prey responses may reflect a combination of ancestral effects of predators...
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Seasonal variations in bird selection pressure on prey colouration
The direction and strength of selection for prey colouration by predators vary in space and time and depend on the composition of the predator...
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Variability of prey preferences and uptake of anthropogenic particles by juvenile white seabream in a coastal lagoon nursery ground
Marine plastic litter, originating from land-based sources, enters the marine environment by passing through coastal ecosystems such as lagoons and...
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Do the food availability conditions influence the stage-specific prey choice and predation attributes of agroecosystem-inhabiting spiders?
Present study was designed to assess the predation attributes of the hunting ( Oxyopes javanus and Pardosa sumatrana ) and web-weaving ( Neoscona theisi ...
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Multitrophic interactions between coccinellids and their parasitoids in natural and managed plant systems: host plant and aphid prey species matter
Multi-trophic and multispecies interactions among family of arthropods assemblages are ubiquitous and include all type of interactions from...
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Prey of Small Mammal-Eating Owls (Strix nebulosa, Bubo bubo) As a Source of Selective Accumulation of Palaeotheriological Material
AbstractThe accumulation of prey remains in the pellets of the great gray owl in the winter and nesting periods was studied over a number of years at...
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Fish Prey, Food Habits, and Interspecific Relationships
The communities of fishery resources and other aquatic organisms are linked by food chains and food webs. The number of a certain group not only is...