...Kristian Maar; Uri Shavit; Anders Andersen; Thomas Kiørboe ABSTRACT Sessile barnacles feed by sweeping their basket-like cirral fan through the water, intercepting suspended prey. A primary component of the diet of adult barnacles is copepods that are sensitive to fluid disturbances and capable...

...Manfred R. Enstipp; Sébastien Descamps; Jérôme Fort; David Grémillet ABSTRACT Little auks ( Alle alle ) are one of the most numerous seabird species in the world and feed primarily on copepods in arctic waters. Their high daily energy requirements leave them vulnerable to current changes...

... to keep the animal’s back directed towards the light. The total effect is to stabilize both body and eye direction against involuntary disturbance. Other pontellid copepods show similar visually controlled tail movements, but without the eye movements. 28 4 1988 © 1988 by Company of Biologists...