Mathematical studies for ecosystems involving 2 predators competing for a growing prey population have shown that the 2 competitors can coexist in a state of sustained oscillations for a range of ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The suspension feeding of Bithynia tentaculata was tested in laboratory experiments. The animals were fed in 1-1 aerated glass beakers, and ...

Suspension-feeding fishes filter water through complex structures in their throats. Food particles could clog the filters, but the fishes have a cunning system to prevent that happening. In a creative ...

Most barnacles sit on hard surfaces, and filter small particles of food from the surrounding water. But Anelasma squalicola is an exception. It’s a parasitic barnacle that eats sharks, by fastening ...