Predation: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article title updated for style. | Nov 06, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: Biology LibreTexts - Predation. | Oct 05, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Boise State University - ScholarWorks - Prey Behavior, Age-Dependent Vulnerability, and Predation Rates (PDF). | Mar 04, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution - Predation in Many Dimensions: Spatial Context Is Important for Meaningful Functional Response Experiments. | Jan 24, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - Control hunting of wild animals: health, money, or pleasure? | Oct 05, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: New Mexico State University Publications - College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences - Understanding Predation. | Oct 04, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: NC State University Libraries - Applied Ecology - Predation. | Aug 08, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Digital Commons at University of Nebraska - Lincoln - Dynamics of Predation (PDF). | Jun 03, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Predator and prey functional traits: understanding the adaptive machinery driving predator�prey interactions. | Jan 30, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Predation and herbivory. | Dec 01, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature - Predation. | Sep 22, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts - Predation. | Jun 01, 2023 | ||
| Deleted video. | Nov 26, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: The University of Michigan's Global Change - Predation and Parasitism. | Aug 19, 2016 | ||
| Media added. | May 09, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Wolf Center - Hunting and Feeding Behavoiur. | Aug 25, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Kimball's Biology Pages - Avoiding Predation. | Jul 13, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Leopard Predation. | Jul 13, 2012 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 21, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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