Comments on: Tiger shark vomits feathers, as well as new ecological information http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/blog/2012/01/12/tiger-shark-vomits-feathers-as-well-as-new-ecological-information/ Research in Action Fri, 24 Feb 2012 02:02:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Austin Gallagher http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/blog/2012/01/12/tiger-shark-vomits-feathers-as-well-as-new-ecological-information/#comment-312 Austin Gallagher Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:31:36 +0000 http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/blog/?p=588#comment-312 Hey Eric,

The American Coot was not an incidental capture, so much as it was just one of the species that was likely scavenged on by the tiger sharks. This finding supports the widely held notion that tiger sharks are not “picky” predators with their diet, but more importantly that they can respond to changes (i.e. bird die off) in the environment quickly.

]]> By: Eric http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/blog/2012/01/12/tiger-shark-vomits-feathers-as-well-as-new-ecological-information/#comment-311 Eric Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:33:45 +0000 http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/blog/?p=588#comment-311 So is the connection being made that because the sharks were spending so much time consuming the dead turkey vultures on the surface of the Bay, this American Coot was an incidental capture?

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