Kleptopredation

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Kleptopredation is a form of feeding in which a predator eats prey after the prey has hunted, consuming both the prey and its recent meal. [1] It is a specific type of kleptoparasitism. The term was first used in an article published in the journal Biology Letters .

Kleptopredation has been observed in nudibranchs, who may target hydroid polyps that have recently eaten zooplankton. [2]

In some organisms, such as benthic mollusc, kleptopredation is a combination of kleptoparasitic competition and direct predation. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Livni, Ephrat (2 November 2017). "Kleptopredation is a new scientific term for super-sizing a meal at sea". Quartz. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Kimberly, T. L.; Willis, Trevor J.; et al. (1 November 2017). "Kleptopredation: a mechanism to facilitate planktivory in a benthic mollusc". Biology Letters. 13 (11). Royal Society. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2017.0447 . PMC   5719379 .
  3. ↑ Willis, Trevor J.; Berglöf, Kimberly T. L.; McGill, Rona A. R.; Musco, Luigi; Piraino, Stefano; Rumsey, Claire M.; Fernández, Tomás Vega; Badalamenti, Fabio (2017-11-30). "Kleptopredation: a mechanism to facilitate planktivory in a benthic mollusc". Biology Letters. 13 (11) 20170447. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2017.0447. PMC   5719379 . PMID   29093176.


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