A new study documents the complex interactions between cougars and gray wolves in Yellowstone National Park and finds their ...
New research shows that the mere smell of predators is enough to change deer behavior and limit browsing damage to tree saplings. The findings, published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, offer a ...
The hunt is on and a predator finally zeroes in on its prey. The animal consumes the nutritious meal and moves on to forage for its next target. But how much prey does a predator need to consume?
The lynx effect: Smell of predators enough to curb deer browsing, study finds - The findings offer a tool for helping forests ...
Qninba notes that falcons cache dead prey with flight feathers intact. “The fact that some live prey had been plucked ...
Crows are no match for a larger predator like a hawk. So why is their mobbing behavior not met with an attack?
Antlion larvae, along with other trap-building predators, offer a compelling model for exploring the interplay between behaviour, morphology and environment in sit-and-wait predation. These organisms ...
Winning shots from the Capturing Ecology competition highlight the complex relationships that shape ecosystems.