
The Real Hunger Games: Prey Animals Weigh Their Options Before Fleeing Predators
SCIENCE Assumptions about predator-prey relationships may be really wrong, new research suggests. (Cosmos) Learn more about the “Secret Life of Predators” with our resources. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers Toolkit. Discussion Ideas The Cosmos article describes a new study that upsets the “signal detection theory” used in most predator-prey research. What is signal detection theory? According to … Continue reading The Real Hunger Games: Prey Animals Weigh Their Options Before Fleeing Predators