Social predation in electric eels

Abstract Social predation—when groups of predators coordinate actions to find and capture prey—is a common tactic among mammals but comparatively rare in fishes. We report the unexpected social predation by electric eels, an otherwise solitary predator in the Amazon rainforest. Observations made in...

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Main Authors: Douglas A. Bastos, Jansen Zuanon, Lúcia Rapp Py‐Daniel, Carlos David deSantana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-02-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7121