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Swim with the tide: Tactics to maximize prey detection by a specialist predator, the greater sea sna...

Swim with the tide: Tactics to maximize prey detection by a specialist predator, the greater sea sna...

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Swim with the tide: Tactics to maximize prey detection by a specialist predator, the greater sea snake (Hydrophis major)

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Swim with the tide: Tactics to maximize prey detection by a specialist predator, the greater sea snake (Hydrophis major)

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San Francisco: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PloS one, 2020-10, Vol.15 (10), p.e0239920-e0239920

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English

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San Francisco: Public Library of Science

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Contents

The fitness of a predator depends upon its ability to locate and capture prey; and thus, increasing dietary specialization should favor the evolution of species-specific foraging tactics tuned to taxon-specific habitats and cues. Within marine environments, prey detectability (e.g., via visual or chemical cues) is affected by environmental conditio...

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Swim with the tide: Tactics to maximize prey detection by a specialist predator, the greater sea snake (Hydrophis major)

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_2447829969

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_2447829969

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ISSN

1932-6203

E-ISSN

1932-6203

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0239920

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