Animals help disperse seeds and spores for many plant and fungal species. This typically happens when animals eat the ...

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 ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Predators often have type II functional responses and live in environments where their life history traits as well as those of their prey vary ...

As a result, in these vast seascapes many large predators have evolved to excel at two things: first, ensuring that potential ...

When a snake displays its fangs, it’s showing off one of evolution’s greatest weapons. This is because snake venom is not a ...

Animals protect themselves from being eaten by other animals in countless ways. Some are commonplace. Others are unconventional. Camouflage and running are well-known defenses. Not being seen by a ...

Spiders are quite intelligent regarding survival, and the example that illustrates this best is that of Cyclosa orb weavers.