Influence of Siphonophore Behavior upon Their Natural Diets: Evidence for Aggressive Mimicry
- 29 August 1980
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 209 (4460), 1045-1047
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.209.4460.1045
Abstract
Collection by divers permitted determination of the natural diets of siphonophore species within II genera. Siphonophores that swim rapidly to spread their tentacles capture small prey, whereas those that swim very weakly capture much larger prey. Nematocyst batteries of two species of weak swimmers closely resemble copepods and fish larvae. Morphology, behavior, and diet suggest that these two species attract large prey by mimicking other zooplankton.Keywords
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