Alaskan Sea Otters and Toxic Algae Blooms: Researching Marine Predator-Prey Interactions
Alaskan Sea Otters and Toxic Algae Blooms: Researching Marine Predator-Prey Interactions
Description:
To the best of our knowledge, marine mammals rarely die from ingesting the algal toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) in humans, even though the animals appear to be physiologically just as susceptible to the toxins as we are. How do marine mammals, such as sea otters, detect and avoid the toxins which seasonally accumulate in their prey?
Education Levels:
9, 10, 11, 12, Adult/Continuing education, Community College, Higher education
Subject:
Biological And Life Sciences
Resource Type:
Literature
Medium:
Text/HTML
Fee Status:
Free
Online provider:
Journal of Young Investigators
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