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Damselfish Damselfish
damselfish common name for members of the large family Pomacentridae, marine fishes of tropical waters. Common in the West Indies and along the Florida coasts are the sergeant-major, named for its vertical stripes, and the reef fish, found among coral reefs. The clownfish and blue devil are popular... Read more
Predation Predation
Predation Predation is the interaction in which the predator attacks live prey and consumes it. The interaction can be between two or more individuals, and is to the benefit of the predator and at the expense of the prey. The study of predator-prey interactions is broad and ... Read more
mimicry mimicry
mimicry in biology, the advantageous resemblance of one species to another, often unrelated, species or to a feature of its own environment. (When the latter results from pigmentation it is classed as protective coloration .) Mimicry serves either to protect the mimic from its predators, as when... Read more
Skuas Skuas
Skuas Skuas comprise five species of sea birds in the family Stercorariidae, order Charadriiformes. Some taxonomists include skuas in the Laridae family along with the gulls and terns. These birds breed on the coastal tundra and barrens of the Arctic and Antarctic, and winter at sea and in coastal... Read more
Chaetognatha Chaetognatha
Chaetognatha , phylum of predominantly pelagic marine animals commonly known as arrowworms. Arrowworms have slender, transparent bodies, usually under 1 in. (2.5 cm) long. Lateral and caudal fins propel the animal in sudden darting movements. The well-developed head bears eyes and other sense... Read more
allogenic allogenic
allogenic 1. Relating to or caused by a change in the environment or an individual organism brought about by some external factor. For example, the increased predation in a habitat caused by an immigrant predator would be described as allogenic. Compare autogenic. 2. (or allogeneic) Describing the... Read more
automimicry automimicry
automimicry Mimicry that exploits polymorphism for palatability to predators. In the monarch butterfly, for example, unpalatability arises from the food plants which are chosen by the ovipositing female. After hatching, the feeding larvae take in substances that are toxic to birds but not to the... Read more

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Tim Grobaty: Feast on the upper crust of the crustaceans
Newspaper article from: Press-Telegram ...swim through the tidepools and underwater...pools filled with predators ranging from sea anemones to the biggest killer of all: Human tidepool harvesters. Salas...chronicles the sea life underwater...sign his book ...

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