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Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography have found that the bioluminescence of Polykrikos kofoidii, a predator of toxic red-tide plankton, is slower and dimmer than that of its prey.
The hunt is on and a predator finally zeroes in on its prey. The animal consumes the nutritious meal and moves on to forage for its next target. But how much prey does a predator need to consume?
In 2013, a sea star wasting syndrome decimated populations of Pisaster along the west coast of North America and along the Monterey Peninsula in California, where this study was conducted. The orange ...