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Ocean 180 -- Bite Size: Bull Shark Predation of Tarpon. Predators can impact ecosystems through trophic cascades. Both bull sharks and tarpon are large predatory fish in tropical waters. They occupy similar inshore habitats and having similar diets; but, if given the opportunity, bull sharks will catch and consume tarpon. However, it remains unknown if tarpon adjust their movements to avoid being killed by the sharks. In this study, both bull sharks and tarpon were satellite tagged to track...



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