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Reeling in the prey: Fishing behaviour in an orb web spider

open access: yesJournal of Experimental Biology, 2019
When an insect is intercepted by a spider web, spiders quickly locate the prey, and run towards it. Once they make contact with the prey, they immobilise the prey and retrieve it to the centre of the web or the retreat for consumption. However, in rare circumstances, the spider can also pull the prey towards itself either while running to the prey or ...
Dinesh Rao   +2 more
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Wildlife Tourism and the Gulf Coast Economy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The U.S. Gulf Coast is endowed with exceptional natural beauty and ecological diversity, including wetlands, waters, beaches, forests, and all the wildlife that inhabit them.
Marcy Lowe, Shawn Stokes
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Biology and Management of the American Shad and Status of the Fisheries, Atlantic Coast of the United States, 1960 [PDF]

open access: yes, 1967
This paper summarizes current information on the American shad, Alosa sapidissima, and describes the species and its fishery. Emphasis is placed on (1) life history of the fish, (2) condition of the fishery by State and water areas in 1960 compared to ...
Nichols, Paul R., Walburg, Charles H.
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Characterizing the composition of commercial black sea bass (Centropristis striata) catch and discards in the Mid-Atlantic and southern New England regions

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science
Black sea bass (Centropristis striata) is an abundant fishery species that occupies continental shelf waters from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of Maine.
Hannah J. Verkamp   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Life stage and seasonal habitat use of the porbeagle Lamna nasus in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science
For highly mobile marine species such as pelagic elasmobranchs, the development of effective spatial management requires a comprehensive understanding of movement ecology.
Brooke N. Anderson   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Conceptualization and Analysis for the Aesthetic Design of the Zero Reel [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This paper explores and explains my concept for the aesthetic design of the Zero Reel. I worked with my father, a mechanical engineer who invented a fishing reel that solves the problem of backlash.
Beckham, Cole
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Results of the 2001 Becoming an Outdoor-Woman Survey [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
INHS Human Dimensions Research Program and Illinois Department of Natural Resourcesunpublishednot peer ...
Anderson, William L.   +3 more
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Effectiveness of a Rigid Grate for Excluding Pacific Halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, From Groundfish Trawl Catches [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
A rigid grate was installed in a groundfish trawl to test its effectiveness in excluding Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, from commercial flatfish catches in the Gulf of Alaska.
Gauvin, John R., Rose , Craig S.
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Shark Declines in the Mediterranean Sea [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Summarizes a study of population and biomass trends of large sharks in the Mediterranean, and highlights the risk of some species becoming extinct as a result of unintended capture in fishing gear, targeted shark fishing, and human population ...
Fabrizio Serena   +3 more
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