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Downstream trout swim but can’t hide

Lurking downstream from its prey doesn’t always hide a hungry trout — bite-size creatures called amphipods detect the danger before they drift into it.

 

References:

Dahl, J., P.A. Nilsson, and L.B. Pettersson. 1998. Against the flow: Chemical detection of downstream predators in running waters. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 265(July 22):1339.

 

Sources:

Jonas Dahl
Lund University
Department of Ecology
Ecology Building
SE-223 62 Lund
Sweden

 

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