«Our results illustrate the complex balance between whale attacks and
fish escape responses, and how the lunge characteristics of the whales may be related to the escape abilities of targeted prey,» says Dr. Paolo Domenici, who spent several weeks at Hopkins Marine Station and helped lead the study.
Not exact matches
The second was an
escape response known as the C - start, in which the
fish quickly curves into a «C» shape before flipping outwards and propelling itself rapidly forward.
«The
fish appear to reduce their respiration rate, but they don't entirely switch everything off because they still show a classic
escape response if they are touched, even when under anoxic conditions.