eater in Biological News

Dinosaur from Sahara ate like a 'mesozoic cow'

...ologist and professor at the University of Chicago, the dinosaur is a plant eater known as Nigersaurus taqueti. Originally named by Sereno and his team in 19...enormous extinct crocodilian nicknamed SuperCroc as well as the likely fish eater Suchomimus, both found by Sereno and both on the prowl for Nigersaurus some...

Tassie tiger no match for dingo

... their numbers through ecological and environmental impacts. The last known individual died in a Tasmanian zoo in 1936. As a large dedicated flesh eater reliant on relatively small prey, the thylacine may have been particularly vulnerable, not only to food competition with the dingo but also to the de...

Parasites' impact goes beyond host to affect ecosystem

...ce for Undergraduates at the Shoals Marine Lab (SML). Byers and Wood hypothesized that since L. littorea was the intertidal zone’s most voracious eater of green, weedy algae, and the flatworm C. lingua infects L. littorea and damages its digestive system, then perhaps C. lingua infection could alter t...

'Mindless autopilot' drives people to underestimate food decisions

...room -- and enjoy -- the upcoming dessert. You'll also be more accurate at estimating the number of calories you consumed. Sit next to the slowest eater at the table: Use that person as a benchmark as to how slow you should eat. Always be the last one to start eating, and set your fork down after every...