Feasts of junk food or morsels of fine dining: is prey quality or quantity more important to marine predators?
By Lisa Hildebrand, MSc student, OSU Department of Fisheries & Wildlife, Marine Mammal Institute, Geospatial Ecology of Marine Megafauna Lab Knowing what and how much prey a predator feeds on are key components to better understanding and conserving that predator. Prey abundance and availability are frequently predictors for marine predator reproductive success and population dynamics. It is … Continue reading Feasts of junk food or morsels of fine dining: is prey quality or quantity more important to marine predators?