Playing Dead Increases Survival Rate at the Expense of Active Neighbors

Thursday, April 30, 2009 - 09:50 in Biology & Nature

A study published in the Proceeding of The Royal Society B entitled "Tonically Immobilized Selfish Prey Can Survive By Sacrificing Other", authored by researchers at Okayama University in Japan point out death feigning has broad application among animal species.

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