ABSTRACT
The kinematic analysis of aquatic vertebrate behaviour is a powerful tool for understanding predator-prey interactions. In this context, behaviour encompasses a number of levels from encounter rate and patterns of foraging to the processes of capture and escape. At its most simple, the capture and escape processes the attack of one individual upon another, while complex interactions can involve attacks by individuals or groups on aggregations such as fish schools. Studies of predator attack and prey escape in vertebrates have ranged in scale from fish larvae to whales.
