Mathematical modelling has long provided critical insights into the complex interactions between predators and their prey. Traditional approaches, such as the Lotka–Volterra model, lay the foundation ...

The fear predators inspire can itself reduce prey population growth rates, according to a new study. The research establishes that focusing solely on the number of prey predators directly kill and ...

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The world is filled with different environments and ecosystems where plants, animals, and even microbes are constantly competing for survival. Sometimes this type of competition is conducted in pretty ...

Nature documentaries will tell you that lions, cheetahs, wolves and other top predators target the weakest or slowest animals and that this culling benefits prey herds, whether it's antelope in Africa ...

On paper, predators and prey have a pretty straightforward relationship when it comes to population totals. A lion kills a zebra, so there's one less zebra in a herd. However, new research suggests ...

Sarah Hoy spends winter in a small cabin on a remote, snow-covered island colonized by wolves. Drinking water comes from a hole in the ice on Lake Superior, which surrounds the island. A generator ...