A technique for measuring the density and complexity of understorey vegetation in tropical forests by Marsden, Stuart J., Fielding, Alan H., Mead, Claire, Hussin, M.Zakaria

“…Most apparent was a loss of very open and non-complex understories and this may affect some animals in a number of ways, including altering the abundance of their prey and altering their ability to forage successfully in logged forest.…”
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Nanoconfined β-sheets mechanically reinforce the supra-biomolecular network of robust squid sucker ring teeth by Guerette, Paul A., Hoon, Shawn, Ding, Dawei, Amini, Shahrouz, Masic, Admir, Ravi, Vydianathan, Venkatesh, Byrappa, Weaver, James C., Miserez, Ali

“…The predatory efficiency of squid and cuttlefish (superorder Decapodiformes) is enhanced by robust Sucker Ring Teeth (SRT) that perform grappling functions during prey capture. Here, we show that SRT are composed entirely of related structural “suckerin” proteins whose modular designs enable the formation of nanoconfined β-sheet-reinforced polymer networks. …”
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People in Peril, Environments at Risk: Coolies, Tigers, and Colonial Singapore's Ecology of Poverty by Powell, Miles Alexander

“…Finding ever less forest in which to hide from humans, the mighty cats instead began to regard some people as prey. Unable to flee, poor Chinese, Malays, archipelagic South-east Asians and Indians sought to protect themselves by killing tigers. …”
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Territorial movements of African lions: can waterholes shape multiple central-place territories in a savanna ecosystem? by Dejeante, R, Loveridge, A, Macdonald, D, Madlamoto, D, Chamaille-James, S, Valeix, M

“…Here, we explored how territoriality may shape the spatial behaviour of African lions (Panthera leo) in a savanna where waterholes are associated with aggregations of large herbivores throughout the year and are therefore well-known prey hotspots and key hunting sites for large carnivores. …”

Synergetic effects of tank background and food colouration on feeding preferences of seahorse Hippocampus barbouri by Ismail, Syahira, Christianus, Annie, Chen, Cheng-Ann, Kawamura, Gunzo, Lim, Leong-Seng, Abd Halid, Nur Fatihah

“…Predator colour preference enables the recognition of prey items, and can be useful when designing potential feed. …”

Trouble on the Range: When Does a National Park Become a Bison Zoo? by Hartley, Sophia

“…Over the 19th and 20th centuries, hunting pressure, federal policy, and unnatural predator-prey relationships made Yellowstone’s northern range a haven for elk herds. …”
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A comparison of gravity-driven membrane (GDM) reactor and biofiltration + GDM reactor for seawater reverse osmosis desalination pretreatment by Lee, Seonki, Suwarno, Stanislaus Raditya, Quek, Bryan Wei Hong, Kim, Lanhee, Wu, Bing, Chong, Tzyy Haur

“…Furthermore, BF lowered the amounts and diversity of prokaryotes (due to less organic substances) and eukaryotes (due to BF media rejection and lacking of prokaryotic preys) in the membrane biofilm of BF + GDM, but did not cause significant shifts of predominant species. …”
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Characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 patients admitted to hospital with and without respiratory symptoms by Citarella, BW, Kartsonaki, C, Ibáñez-Prada, ED, Gonçalves, BP, Baruch, J, Escher, M, Pritchard, MG, Wei, J, Philippy, F, Dagens, A, Hall, M, Lee, J, Kutsogiannis, DJ, Wils, E-J, Fernandes, MA, Tirupakuzhi Vijayaraghavan, BK, Panda, PK, Martin-Loeches, I, Ohshimo, S, Fatoni, AZ, Horby, P, Dunning, J, Rello, J, Merson, L, Rojek, A, Vaillant, M, Olliaro, P, Reyes, LF, ISARIC Clinical Characterisation Group