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What's the selective pressure there? Is it enough that it's less energy intensive than swimming, and their environment lets them get away with it?
by andrewflnr 4y ago
What's the selective pressure there? Is it enough that it's less energy intensive than swimming, and their environment lets them get away with it?
- natch 4y agoThere’s the reward conferred by being able to get further into shallow areas and take advantage of the additional food options they might offer over and above what’s available in deeper water. Transition zones are abundant with life and thus food.
- pvaldes 4y agoIs a benthic predator, so I would assume stealth.