A hydrodynamic model of a reverse von Kármán street
June 25, 2013
Wake sorting, selective predation and biogenic mixing
In this new study, the author examines whether large schools of marine animals can exhibit cooperative behavior and act like giant sieves grading zooplankton through individual swimmer's wakes, thus focusing the 'best' prey in predictable positions which are exploited by following schoolers. The result is a different community structure of plankton than would exist without such biomixing. Read More in this peer reviewed article by Jay Willis
A hydrodynamic model of a reverse von Kármán street
June 25, 2013
Wake sorting, selective predation and biogenic mixing
In this new study, the author examines whether large schools of marine animals can exhibit cooperative behavior and act like giant sieves grading zooplankton through individual swimmer's wakes, thus focusing the 'best' prey in predictable positions which are exploited by following schoolers. The result is a different community structure of plankton than would exist without such biomixing. Read More in this peer reviewed article by Jay Willis
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