Melanie Ailin Basnak, Veronica Perez-Schuster, Gabriela Hermitte, and Martin Beron de AstradaMany animal species take advantage of polarization vision for vital tasks such as orientation, communication, and contrast enhancement. Previous studies have …
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Polarized object detection in crabs: a two-channel system [RESEARCH ARTICLE]
Posted by Basnak, M. A., Perez-Schuster, V., Hermitte, G., de Astrada, M. B. on April 12th, 2018
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No Comments »Acidic oceans make it hard for snails to escape predators
Posted by Kat Kerlin-UC Davis on June 30th, 2016
Ocean acidification makes it harder for sea snails to escape from their sea star predators. […]
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Posted in Science General Tags: ability, Acidic, acidic oceans, acidic oceans make, Acidification, acidification could, Acidity, author, black turban, black turban snail, bodega, bodega marine, Bodega Marine Laboratory, Brittany, brittany jellison, California, conditions, davis bodega, davis bodega marine, Ecology, escape, escape predators, escape response, expected, future, interactions, jellison, laboratory, levels, marine, Marine Laboratory, Ocean Acidification, ocean acidification could, Ocean Conditions, Oceans, pacific, Predator, Predator Prey Interactions, Predators, response, Scientists, Seawater, Shoreline, Snails, species, the bodega marine, the snails& 8217, their escape, their escape response, turban, turban snail No Comments »Predation risk modifies behaviour by shaping the response of identified brain neurons [RESEARCH ARTICLE]
Posted by Magani, F., Luppi, T., Nunez, J., Tomsic, D. on April 21st, 2016
Fiorella Magani, Tomas Luppi, Jesus Nunez, and Daniel Tomsic
Interpopulation comparisons in species that show behavioural variations associated with particular ecological disparities offer good opportunities for assessing how environmental factors may…
Posted in Biology, Science General Tags: Adaptations, analysed, Animals, behavioural, Brain Neurons, escape, escape response, functional, identified, interpopulation, Neurons, neurons from animals, Population, Predation, reactive, response, shaping, specific, visual No Comments »
