Sentence examples for are feeding upon from inspiring English sources

Likewise, the Enterobacter Erwinia sp., which infects the thrips Frankliniella occidentalis, can be beneficial for its hosts depending on which plant the thrips are feeding upon (Vries et al. 2004).

Infected coral polyps are fed upon by coral-feeding fish, such as butterflyfish, which then become infected with the adult worm.

Mosquitoes feed on and are fed upon by many of the birds of the taiga.

The Cephalopoda are fed upon by many marine mammals, large fish, and seabirds.

Octopuses feed mainly upon crabs and lobsters, although some are plankton feeders, and they are fed upon by a number of marine fishes.

Those cold shouldered -- or worse -- are fed upon by remaining firms, public opinion and angry investors.

Fish in these bays are fed upon by diving terns and pelicans.

The abundance of invertebrates such as gnat larvae (chironomids) and back swimmers (Trichocorixa) are fed upon extensively by the huge shorebird and waterfowl populations that utilize the lake.

Its eggs are fed upon by the whelks Burnupena papyracea and B. lagenaria, which can pierce the outer covering to extract the yolk within.

The eggs of the puffadder shyshark are fed upon by the whelks Burnupena papyracea and B. lagenaria, at least in captivity.

Kilpatrick et al [30] and Hamer et al [35] have further shown that robins are fed upon by C. pipiens in excess of what would be expected based on their relative abundance in the host community, as determined by a feeding index >1.