Usual prey gone, a fish survives by changing predictably

Usual prey gone, a fish survives by changing predictably
Cleveland, OH (SPX) Mar 06, 2015 - A species of fish that normally eats smaller fish changes in predictable ways when isolated from its prey, research led by a Case Western Reserve University biologist found. Without the Bahamas mosquitofish to eat, bigmouth sleepers slide down the food chain and survive on insects, snails and crustaceans-small invertebrates the mosquitofish normally eats. And, in so doing, sleepers' ... more

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