To study the effect of oleamide, FAU scientists observed 31,500 interactions between the octopus and its prey of hermit crabs ...

Researchers have discovered the oldest known example of a predator-prey “arms race,” based on their study of ancient fossils. This ancient predator-prey relationship took place 517 million years ago ...

Functional response describes the relationship between prey density and the rate at which a predator consumes prey, forming a key concept in understanding predator–prey interactions. It encompasses ...

Reaction-diffusion systems provide a mathematical framework for describing the interplay between local reactive processes and diffusive transport across space. In ecological settings, these models ...

In a quiet part of what is now South Australia, more than half a billion years ago, life was locked in battle. The ocean floor teemed with small shelled creatures trying to stay alive as newly evolved ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Scientists often divide predator species into two camps: ...

A new study published in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters reveals that Otodus megalodon, the prehistoric giant shark, had a more versatile diet than previously thought, feeding on a ...

Species numbers alone do not fully capture how ecosystems are changing. In a global study, scientists analyzed long-term data ...

Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 66, No. 11 (November 2021), pp. 3857-3872 (16 pages) There is a growing consensus that traits offer a powerful way to examine the relationship between the environment, ...