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Predatory Behavior and Life History of Tenuisvalvae notata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) Under Variable Prey Availability Conditions

open access: yes, 2014
Prey availability for predaceous insects can be uncertain in row crop ecosystems, requiring predators to employ flexible reproductive strategies to maintain their populations.
P. R. Barbosa   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Predatory Pricing in a Oligopolistic Framework [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
In this paper we study the nature of predatory behavior in an oligopolistic framework. We use the long-purse story of financial vulnerability to demonstrate that predatory behavior is less likely to occur in an oligopoly than in a monopoly.
Nolan, Dermot
core  

Who was the real sabertooth predator: Thylacosmilus or Thylacoleo?

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Sabertoothed mammalian predators, all now extinct, were almost exclusively feloid carnivorans (Eutheria, Placentalia): here a couple of extinct metatherian predators are considered in comparison with the placental sabertooths. Thylacosmilus (the “marsupial sabertooth”) and Thylacoleo (the “marsupial lion”) were both relatively large (puma ...
Christine M. Janis
wiley   +1 more source

Psychometric Properties and Development of a Scale Designed to Evaluate the Potential of Predatory Violent Behavior

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2019
The objective of this study was to develop and determine the psychometric properties of an instrument designed to detect traits and behavior that are associated with predatory violent behavior, which is defined as a determined, planned, controlled, and ...
Julio C. Penagos-Corzo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Carnivory in Adult Female Eumenid Wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) and Its Effect on Egg Production [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Seventy captive adult female wasps of the eumenid genera Ancistrocerus and Euodynerus were observed to feed on multiple prey items. It was shown experimentally that E.
Chilcutt, Charles F, Cowan, David P
core   +3 more sources

Bending performance changes during prolonged canine eruption in saber‐toothed carnivores: A case study of Smilodon fatalis

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The canine of saber‐toothed predators represents one of the most specialized dental structures known. Hypotheses about the function of hypertrophied canines range from display and conspecific interaction, soft food processing, to active prey acquisition.
Z. Jack Tseng
wiley   +1 more source

The mechanistic basis of Myxococcus xanthus rippling behavior and its physiological role during predation. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS Computational Biology, 2012
Myxococcus xanthus cells self-organize into periodic bands of traveling waves, termed ripples, during multicellular fruiting body development and predation on other bacteria. To investigate the mechanistic basis of rippling behavior and its physiological
Haiyang Zhang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reconciling actual and perceived rates of predation by domestic cats [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
© 2015 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.The predation of wildlife by domestic cats (Felis catus) is a complex problem: Cats are popular companion animals in modern society but are also acknowledged predators of birds,
Arnaud   +40 more
core   +1 more source

Comparing cranial biomechanics between Barbourofelis fricki and Smilodon fatalis: Is there a universal killing‐bite among saber‐toothed predators?

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Saber‐tooths, extinct apex predators with long and blade‐like upper canines, have appeared iteratively at least five times in the evolutionary history of vertebrates. Although saber‐tooths exhibit a relatively diverse range of morphologies, it is widely accepted that all killed their prey using the same predatory behavior. In this study, we CT‐
Borja Figueirido   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scavenging by Jumping Spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Jumping spiders are usually considered obligate predators where ingestion is preceded by visual or tactile stimuli which elicit hunting behavior.
Wolff, Robert J
core   +3 more sources

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