Parasites outweigh predators in Pacific coast estuaries
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 15:35
in Biology & Nature
In a study of parasites living in three estuaries on the Pacific coast of California and Baja California, researchers have determined that biomass of these parasites exceeds that of top predators, in some cases by more than 20 times. Their findings, which could have significant ecological and biomedical implications, appear in this week's issue of the journal Nature...
Read the whole article
See latest science articles from Science Centric
Latest Science Newsletter
Get the latest and most popular science news articles of the week in your Inbox!Related
- Parasites outweigh predators in Pacific Coast estuariesWed, 23 Jul 2008, 16:21:55 EDT
- Study shows parasites outweigh predatorsWed, 23 Jul 2008, 14:28:29 EDT
- Parasitoid turns its host into a bodyguardTue, 3 Jun 2008, 20:35:30 EDT
- Researchers find natural section favors parasite fitness over host healthMon, 12 May 2008, 18:07:34 EDT
- Study finds high mortality of endangered loggerhead sea turtles in Baja CaliforniaTue, 14 Oct 2008, 17:07:33 EDT