As these predators push out from the equator towards the poles, temperate prey species, like the barnacle Tetraclita rubescens, are encountering new, larger, predators. Researchers wanted to know ...

“Goose barnacles are one of the first colonizers.” Once they settle, these populations are pretty robust. Although they do have predators on the open sea, such as sea turtles and ...

Barnacles pose a clear and present danger to ... Before, during and after migrating, salmonids battle a host of threats: predators, environmental conditions, disease, oceanic parasites, spawning ...

Photos show the predator captured by officials. Photo from Department of Environment and Natural Resources Western Visayas A group of kids spotted a barnacle-encrusted crocodile on an island in ...

That said, barnacles in those locations do have to ... "The bent shape could also be a less effective defense against cold-water predators, who attack their prey differently.

Some barnacles are 'morphing' to protect themselves from predatory warm-water sea snails, which are expanding into their territory due to climate change. Research led by the University of ...