Prey Detection and Prey Capture in Copepod Nauplii

Copepod nauplii are either ambush feeders that feed on motile prey or they produce a feeding current that entrains prey cells. It is unclear how ambush and feeding-current feeding nauplii perceive and capture prey. Attack jumps in ambush feeding nauplii should not be feasible at low Reynolds numbers...

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Main Authors: Bruno, Eleonora, Andersen Borg, Christian Marc, Kiørboe, Thomas
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3483301/