Sentences with phrase «wild predators and prey»

Putting numbers on the athletic powers of wild predators and prey «enables you to understand the ecosystem» Wilson says.

Not exact matches

6) Selection is a filter for functionality, demonstrated both in the lab (RNA aptamers, Lenski's E.coli) and in the wild (speciation events, the Pod Mrcaru lizards, predator - prey relationships, etc, etc..)

A new Journal of Wildlife Management study conducted in South Africa has found that black - backed jackals, a similar species to coyotes and dingoes, prefer to eat livestock rather than similar - sized wild prey, which has important consequences for livestock husbandry and the management of predators.

Rolf O. Peterson (1944 ---RRB- Peterson helms the world's longest - running study of the predator - prey relationship in the wild, between wolves and moose on Isle Royale in the middle of Lake Superior.

But over successive generations, the prey clumped more and more in response to the predator, until the predator's success rate became quite low — similar to what is seen in the wild (compare the predator's ability to pick off two prey — white dots disappearing — in the early seconds of the video versus at the end), the team reports online this week in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials said homeowners living in the wildland - urban interface can do their part by recognizing that wild and domestic animals in their backyards are seen as prey to wild predators.

Predator - induced defenses in offspring of laboratory and wild - caught snails: prey history impacts prey response.

Several missed attempts show off the coyote's predator skills and her prey's survival skills — until coyote spies an unsuspecting wild turkey.

In the wild it's very important for a feline to cover its feces and urine smell for two reasons: to avoid alarming possible preys and also hiding from predators.

Cats and dogs can hide illness well, which is a good thing if they're wild animals, as they need to trick predators who tend to prey on sick, injured, or weak animals into believing that they are healthy.

The outdoor dangers range from diseases and injuries from battles with other cats (who can also be the source of those diseases), to predators such as owls and other large birds of prey, to roaming dogs, or their wilder counterparts such as foxes, and of course, the very real danger posed by cars.

«They're both predator and prey in the wild, and if you're weak or have an injury, that can be a disadvantage,» Colleran said.

• They are also very small prey animals and any handling in the wild would be due to being captured by a predator.

Most turtles have evolved in the wild as combination predators and scavengers, and they primarily want freshly killed, whole, vertebrate prey.

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

Early cats were hunters that lived in the wild, and their climbing ability meant that they had somewhere to retreat to away from larger predators, plus the capability of attacking smaller prey high up in the branches.

Even before the eggs hatch, they fall prey to predators such as wild dogs, raccoons, skunks, and birds that feed on the eggs.