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ArticleThe Journal of experimental biology2024

How do fish miss? Attack strategies of threespine stickleback capturing non-evasive prey.

Seth Shirazi, Timothy E Higham

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Article in The Journal of experimental biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Seth ShiraziDepartment of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-3375-245X
Timothy E HighamDepartment of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3538-6671

Funding

Division of Integrative Organismal Systems IOS1838297National Science Foundation IOS 1838297University of California
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Most predators rely on capturing prey for survival, yet failure is common. Failure is often attributed to prey evasion, but predator miscalculation and/or inaccuracy may also drive an unsuccessful event. We addressed the latter using threespine stickleback as predators and bloodworms (non-evasive) as prey. High-speed videography of the entire attack allowed us to determine the strike tactics leading to successful or missed strikes. We analyzed movements and morphological traits from 57 individuals. Our results reveal that kinematics drive the strike outcome and that failed strikes primarily arise from incorrect timing of mouth opening, often beginning too far from the prey for suction to be effective. This likely stems from the lack of integration between locomotion and feeding systems. Our study begins to unravel the important link between behavior and success in fish feeding.

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Predatory BehaviorSmegmamorphaAnimalsBiomechanical PhenomenaFeeding BehaviorVideo RecordingAccuracyFeedingPredator–preyPrey captureSuctionSwimming

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PMID39369304
PMCPMC11586519

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