Patterns of shell repair in articulate brachiopods indicate size constitutes a refuge from predation by Harper, EM, Peck, LS and Hendry KR in press

• Published in: Marine Biology
• Main Authors: Harper, E. M., Peck, L. S., Hendry, K. R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Berlin / Heidelberg 2009
• Subjects: 04 - Palaeobiology; Antarctic; Harper; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/1023/; http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/1023/1/Harper_Mar_Bio_156_2009.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-009-1230-1

The cost of overcoming prey defenses relative to the value of internal tissues is a key criterion in predator/prey interactions. Optimal foraging theory predicts: (1) specific sizes of prey will result in the best returns to predators, and (2) there will often be a size at which the cost/benefit bal...