Sentences with phrase «away by predators»

The grain crops similar to all other living things produce toxins naturally in order to protect themselves from being eaten away by predators.

Not exact matches

Banking has moved so far away from funding industrial growth and economic development that it now benefits primarily at the economy's expense in a predator - like extractive manner, not by making productive loans.

Souza is a late - bloomer the Rays are hoping can replace Myers in their outfield for the next six years, and the Nationals are the predators who stole away the best prospect in the deal just by dealing Souza, who was blocked in Washington.

Only one test — in which Wilson simulated a predator by squirting water at the animals — revealed a personality shift; a tadpole that responded by freezing in place for a long time was just as likely to become a frog that resumed normal activities right away.

Research conducted by Dr Bill Dew at the University of Lethbridge in Canada looked for the first time at the effect of the metal contaminants nickel and copper on specific fish olfactory sensory neurons, and how these affect the fish's ability to detect and swim away from an odour released by other fish of the same species (conspecifics) when a predator attack takes place.

Oddly though, when threatened by a predator such as an amphibian - collecting academic — and presumably more common antagonists like snakes — the frog urinates, jettisoning its valuable water supply before springing away.

Most organisms are not faced with such big predators, so they don't need to see far away and thus get by with smaller eyes.

The researchers found that by exposing C. elegans to chemicals that are excreted by their predator, they could elicit a fear - like response by rapidly reversing their direction and crawling away.

Federal Trade Commission should have sent a clear «no ifs» signal that no company can not game, push envelop or otherwise see what they can get away by devious practices — predators upon those seeking love should be put in the business extinct club.

The reflex to stand your ground or run away has been shaped by hundreds of thousands of years of evolution, in response to predators and other environmental threats.

Other predator species will actively hunt cubs, so they are driven away by the lions, especially if they get too close to kills or their families.

If the mother detects that her nest is being watched by a potential predator (even a human standing at a distance), she will stay away from the nest completely until the coast is clear.

The «coral tree» format was chosen by the Reef Restoration Foundation for its innovative design, which keeps the coral off the sea floor and away from predators (such as CoTS), and at the same time the depth can be varied to allow to varying water temperatures.

The main purpose of small woody debris on Redwood Creek is to give adequate space for small fish to remain undetected by aerial predators and provide cooler temperature waters away from direct sunlight.