Amphibians, encompassing frogs and toads (anurans), occupy pivotal positions in terrestrial and freshwater food webs. As both consumers and prey, anurans regulate invertebrate populations—often ...

Weather shapes the natural world in ways that go far beyond comfort. For predators, every shift in temperature, every drop of ...

Functional responses describe how predator feeding rates vary with prey density and underpin predictions of population fluctuations, community stability and ecosystem resilience. Originating from ...

The hunt is on and a predator finally zeroes in on its prey. The animal consumes the nutritious meal and moves on to forage for its next target. But how much prey does a predator need to consume?

New research from the University of Minnesota upends long-held understanding about how wolves, bears and cougars—three of Yellowstone National Park's most iconic carnivores—compete for prey. For years ...