Sentence examples for more vulnerable prey from inspiring English sources

They suspect that by the end of the century, the hares' fur will mismatch their environment for up to 8 weeks out of the year, making them much more vulnerable prey, National Geographic reports.

On land eggs and chicks are more vulnerable, falling prey to skuas (Catharacta) and possibly mice.

On land, however, eggs and chicks are more vulnerable, falling prey to skuas (Catharacta) and giant fulmars (Macronectes giganteus).

In 2010, a similar study found that shrimp exposed to antidepressants also exhibited "riskier" behaviours that made them more vulnerable to prey.

This simply makes them all the more vulnerable, and easier prey for the manipulative child abuser.

Therefore, fish are more vulnerable to being preyed upon by otters because the crayfish have become more difficult to obtain.

If the context makes the prey more vulnerable, then this context may be the primary source of inequality between prey individuals.

Such reduced responsiveness to chemical predator cues in the presence of metals may make prey more vulnerable to predation as shown for example in juvenile coho salmon exposed to copper (McIntyre et al. 2012).

Next to imposing direct lethal effects, pollutants may also indirectly impose mortality by making prey organisms more vulnerable to predation.

Besides bolstering the theory that weak and sick prey are more vulnerable to being eaten, the study indicates that predation may ultimately keep the malaria parasite in check, the authors note.

Horizontal orb webs are fairly common, despite being less effective at intercepting and retaining prey and more vulnerable to damage by rain and falling debris.