Sentences with phrase «nest predators and their prey»

«We imagined that the food resource on the landscape could have a couple different effects on relationships between nest predators and their prey.»

Not exact matches

That did not happen: there is no geological record of a world - wide flood, there is not enough diversity to regenerate the population we currently, there is not enough water to cover the earth to the height of Everest, the logistics of retrieving and returning animals to the then - unknown Americas, Australia, etc. were staggeringly difficult, managing the animals on the Ark was impossible — a few humans keeping predators from their prey, cleaning the waste, etc., pretty much all life on earth would have been killed, etc. etc..

And what our particular vulnerabilities are almost doesn't matter — predators always find ways to lure in their prey.

We developed big brains not to conquer our environment or to outwit our predators and prey, but to deal with * each other *.

While you love a good game of predator and prey with laser tag, you don't always want to schedule a session at your neighborhood fun zone every

Whereas adult great white sharks and other predators can rely on sharp teeth and powerful jaws to help dismantle large prey, juveniles may not pack enough bite to pull apart victims too big to swallow whole.

Global loss of vagility alters a key ecological trait of animals that affects not only population persistence but also ecosystem processes such as predator - prey interactions, nutrient cycling, and disease transmission.

Deep - sea researchers have struggled to understand why these markings exist; they don't lure prey, they're certainly not helpful for camouflage, and they don't warn predators to stay away.

Predator Friendly, a company in Big Timber, Montana, was created to help market wool from ranches that do not kill the coyotes, mountain lions and bears that prey on sheep and lambs.

Metabolism isn't just for individual organisms: Researchers apply the term to the processes through which entire natural ecosystems acquire and maintain (or lose) resilience, such as predator - prey balance and levels of photosynthesis.

If the venoms don't evolve quickly enough, then the predators or prey on which they're intended to act will evolve a countermeasure and render the toxic advantage moot.

The idea that a predator and its prey evolve in tandem is not new.

«When prey is abundant and there are few predators, it may be because there are lots of defended prey — prey that the predators can't eat,» he added.

The wasps do not have their natural predators, and Spurr believes they may be upsetting the ecological balance by preying on native insects and young birds, and by competing for food.

If the predator was not confused, the prey never evolved to clump, and high numbers continued to «die.»

These species use low - lying foliage to hide their nests from predators and to hunt for insect prey.

«Unfortunately, these two explanations were not lining up in explaining large predator movements in back yards, and even contradicted each other, especially when there could actually be more prey, like deer, available near people's homes,» said Blecha.

They feed on the bottom of the food chain — on single - celled plankton, which larger fish can not eat — and then they become prey for all sorts of upper - level predators like tuna, sea bass and halibut as well as seabirds and marine mammals.

«The mites are too small to be useful prey for the spiders and are not large enough to be a potential predator,» says Robert Pape at the University of Arizona.

Like modern gray wolves, dire wolves — which «are not made - up beasts for «Game of Thrones,»» Brown said — were predators that caught and killed prey with their jaws.

Modern birds use their feet in order to interact with their environment in numerous and complex ways — relying on them for locomotion, prey capture, grooming, perching, nesting, and even fighting among themselves or for defense from predators or competing species.

Yet, we don't fully understand how the increased salinity in vernal pools will interact with natural stressors (e.g., predator - prey and competitive interactions) of aquatic communities under natural conditions.

That is why no matter what on - line dating service you choose, you should beware them, not to fall a prey of these on - line «predators», who make money on the cost of broken hearts, great expectations and empty wallets.

With his full beard lined with gray and soft paunch, Donal may not look like much, but he's a resourceful chap, tough and able with wrench and gun, so soon he turns from prey to predator, very much turning the tables on his aggressors.

And it managed to do what so many strident voices have not been able to do: suggest a course of action to both sides, the minority and the majority (predators and prey in «Zootopia»), without alienating eithAnd it managed to do what so many strident voices have not been able to do: suggest a course of action to both sides, the minority and the majority (predators and prey in «Zootopia»), without alienating eithand the majority (predators and prey in «Zootopia»), without alienating eithand prey in «Zootopia»), without alienating either.

Strands of its story can be found in The Terminator (relentless android that can't be stopped), Predator (a nonhuman being with hightened senses and infrared sight preying on humans) and even in Crichton's later and more popular work Jurassic Park (high - concept amusement park that goes awry and becomes deadly.)

Year 4 Science Assessments Objectives covered: Recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways Explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment Recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things Describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans Identify the different types of teeth in humans and their simple functions Construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey Compare and group materials together, according to whether they are solids, liquids or gases Observe that some materials change state when they are heated or cooled, and measure or research the temperature at which this happens in degrees Celsius (°C) Identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate of evaporation with temperature Identify how sounds are made, associating some of them with something vibrating Recognise that vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the ear Find patterns between the pitch of a sound and features of the object that produced it Find patterns between the volume of a sound and the strength of the vibrations that produced it Recognise that sounds get fainter as the distance from the sound source increases Identify common appliances that run on electricity Construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers Identify whether or not a lamp will light in a simple series circuit, based on whether or not the lamp is part of a complete loop with a battery Recognise that a switch opens and closes a circuit and associate this with whether or not a lamp lights in a simple series circuit Recognise some common conductors and insulators, and associate metals with being good conductors

This story is set in the «not - so - distant future» and is about a place «where the vampire population has surged, resulting in the establishment of Coldtowns, quarantined cities of vampires and humans where predator and prey coexist in a never - ending blood party of revelry, with vlogs, live feeds, and YouTube videos constantly streaming from the endless parties at vampire mansions» (via Publishers Marketplace).

Her choice through her eyes... be the predator not prey resulting in the extreme and esteemed role of martyr in the name of the cause and it's enemy.

You thought life was fair, and these things shouldn't happen anymore in America, so you didn't expect to fall prey to a predator in a nice suit so easily.

FACT: Trap, Neuter, & Release (TNR) is an even bigger abject failure because these man - made ecological disasters can not be trapped faster than they exponentially breed out of control, and they also continue the cruelly annihilate all native wildlife (from the smallest of prey up to the top predators that are starved to death), and the cats continue to spread many deadly diseases that they carry today — FOR WHICH THERE ARE NO VACCINES AGAINST THEM.

Even though other breeds had specific occupations in the service of man, they are not known as working breeds: sighthounds running down prey or predators, gundogs flushing food for the table, terriers and toys terrorizing vermin — these were more or less doing what they would do without human ownership, anyway, so their jobs were considered less like «work.»

Commonly, the hunter wolves would roll in the droppings of their prey so that the animals they hunted for food would smell themselves, and not the predator hunting them for food.

Because our felines are still part of the animal kingdom, the rule of «predator or prey» exists and cats will often hide any illness or discomfort so as to not appear vulnerable.

It's not only parasites that threaten outdoor cats, it's a long list of additional predators including coyotes, fox, wolves, larger birds of prey, stray dogs and even other cats — who may share infectious disease like feline leukemia or the feline immunodeficiency virus.

Not only to be neat and tidy, but they also erase all evidence of their prey for themselves not to be victims of bigger predatoNot only to be neat and tidy, but they also erase all evidence of their prey for themselves not to be victims of bigger predatonot to be victims of bigger predators.

Feral cats are supplementally fed 365 / year and as such normal predator - prey interaction just doesn't take place.

Mesopredator release is a general phenomenon which has been demonstrated in other top predator - mesopredator - prey systems, not just coyote - cat - bird, and in most of them the removal of the top predator causes a cascade leading to localized extinction of certain prey species.

Many exotic pets are prey animals and they are experts at masking their feelings and hiding illnesses, so as not to become a target for a predator.

Even where domestic cats are not a factor and cats must hunt to survive, feral cats are not the sole predators but exist in a complex relationship with the prey species and other predators.

FACT: Trap, Neuter, & Re-Abandon (TNR) is an even bigger abject failure because these man - made ecological disasters can not be trapped faster than they exponentially breed out of control, and they also continue to cruelly annihilate all native wildlife (from the smallest of prey up to the top predators that are starved to death), and the cats continue to spread many deadly diseases that they carry today — FOR WHICH THERE ARE NO VACCINES AGAINST THEM.

It's been demonstrated — though Clark and his colleagues won't acknowledge it — that cats (like all predators) tend to prey on the young, the old, the weak and unhealthy.

Cats are both predators and prey in the wild, and your indoor cat has not forgotten this.

You will then appear as another predator and not prey and perhaps the shark will pass you by.

Unlike the generalist island fox, barn owls are more specialized predators and do not switch to other prey species when their their primary prey (mice) decline.

There's still a lot of manful (read: girly) tears coming from series veterans who say that Absolution isn't truly a good Hitman game, and like those media muppets I can see their point as well: levels are smaller and there's more moments where you're prey rather than predator, but that's all liquid shit under the bridge because I enjoyed the hell out of Absolution.

At night, beware the Infected as they grow in strength and even more lethal nocturnal predators leave their nests to feed on their prey.

A closer look reveals that they conform to biological laws including predator - prey dynamics (seal Pokémon can be found in low numbers amongst high densities of fish Pokémon) and even something known as niche theory; the idea that all plants and animals occupy a pretty specific set of environmental conditions (you won't find a sun - loving grass - type Pokémon in a dark cave).

The 1,000 years that have passed from our time to Aloy's have seen many changes and stories unfold, not least the origin of the machines themselves (which Guerrilla promises the game will reveal), why there doesn't appear to be any predator and prey relationship between the machines (but they do fight, so that's curious), and the burying of structures in the earth that may or may not be human in origin.

At night, the hunter becomes the prey as the infected grow in strength and aggression - but even more lethal are the nocturnal, inhuman predators that leave their nests to feed.