The high prokaryotic mortality in pelagic habitats is caused by both viral lysis and predation by ciliated and flagellated protists. Viral lysis is thought to have the greatest effect on ...

Through detailed analysis of steelhead survival and Caspian tern predation rates, the researchers found that the birds are not only preying on fish that would perish for some other reason ...

Lethal methods for controlling predators include hunting, destroying litters of young, poisoning, live-trapping followed by killing, and the use of kill traps. Non-lethal methods include livestock ...

Bean flower thrips, Megalurothrips usitatus (Bagnall) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), is a serious pest of cowpea in Hainan province, China. In this study, the predation functional response and life table ...