Marine plants can flee to avoid predators: First observation of predator avoidance behavior by phytoplankton

Saturday, September 29, 2012 - 15:20 in Biology & Nature

Scientists have made the first observation of a predator avoidance behavior by a species of phytoplankton, a microscopic marine plant. The scientists made the unexpected observation while studying the interactions between phytoplankton and zooplankton.

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