Discerning the diets of sweep-feeding eurypterids: assessing the importance of prey size to survivorship across the Late Devonian mass extinction in a phylogenetic context
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DOI: 10.1017/pab.2020.18
Abstract: Abstract. Eurypterids are generally considered to comprise a mixture of active nektonic to nektobenthic predators and benthic scavenger-predators exhibiting a mode of life similar to modern horseshoe crabs. However, two groups of benthic stylonurine eurypterids,… read more here.
Keywords: sweep feeding; late devonian; prey size; size ... See more keywords
Prey size as a critical factor for bird bone taphonomy in Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) pellets
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-55721-7
Abstract: Each predator hunts and consumes its prey in a particular way. Consequently, the traces left by predators on bones might vary according to the manner in which the prey are processed. For this reason, prey… read more here.
Keywords: prey size; bubo; bone; owl bubo ... See more keywords
Prey-size plastics are invading larval fish nurseries
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1907496116
Abstract: Significance Many of the world’s marine fish spend the first days to weeks feeding and developing at the ocean surface. However, very little is known about the ocean processes that govern larval fish survivorship and… read more here.
Keywords: prey size; size plastics; larval fish; surface ... See more keywords
Otter diet changes in a reservoir during a severe autumn drought
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DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyz185
Abstract: Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) are known to make extensive use of reservoirs in the Iberian Peninsula, where they forage preferentially on small-size fish (10–20 cm). We hypothesized that the usual consumption of small-size fish by… read more here.
Keywords: size fish; prey size; drought; otter diet ... See more keywords
Using web-sourced photographs to examine temporal patterns in sex-specific diet of a highly sexually dimorphic raptor
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DOI: 10.1098/rsos.220779
Abstract: Traditional methods to study raptor diet are usually limited temporally, e.g. prey remains at nesting sites, and are unsuitable to examine dietary changes throughout the year. Using web-sourced photography, we explore temporal patterns in prey… read more here.
Keywords: prey size; web sourced; temporal patterns; sex ... See more keywords
The gluttonous king: the effects of prey size and repeated feeding on predatory performance in kingsnakes
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DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12437
Abstract: Constriction is an evolutionarily and functionally important behavior that many snakes use to subdue a variety of prey. However, little work has examined the effects of prey size on constriction performance. Furthermore, many snakes are… read more here.
Keywords: prey size; peak constriction; constriction; performance ... See more keywords
Using natricine snakes to test how prey type and size affect predatory behaviors and performance
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DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1134131
Abstract: Introduction Predation is a complex process for which behavior, morphology, and size of both predator and prey can affect the success and effectiveness of the predator. For predators such as snakes that swallow prey whole,… read more here.
Keywords: prey size; envenomation; size; prey ... See more keywords