In a new study, two species of bacteria grown in a lab reversed their predator-prey relationship after one species was grown at a lower temperature. In a new study, two species of bacteria grown in a ...

Functional response describes the relationship between prey density and the rate at which a predator consumes prey, forming a key concept in understanding predator–prey interactions. It encompasses ...

I am responding to Greg Hanscom’s editorial referring to the lofty ideal that the mission for wildlife biologists is to work themselves out of a job (HCN, 3/31/03: Dear Friends). It seems to me that ...

Researchers have discovered the oldest known example of a predator-prey “arms race,” based on their study of ancient fossils. This ancient predator-prey relationship took place 517 million years ago ...

Frontal-facing eyes are a hallmark of predator species. Source: Nesrin Ozturk/Pexels One of the most controversial aspects of my work exploring the relationship between horse and human brains is the ...

The predatory bacterium Myxococcus xanthus (left) slaughtering its prey (right). Black dots are predator aggregates called fruiting bodies and the rippling waves in the contact zone are characteristic ...