Theory 03/Bigger animals are slower
Crossover Sets Escape Success
The claim
Escape success against a predator is set by the ratio of the prey's acceleration to the predator's, which crosses over at a characteristic size ratio.
01Mechanism
Small prey accelerate faster while large prey sustain speed; the crossover determines who wins a chase.
02Prediction
Escape success should be humped against size ratio.
03Refutation
Success monotonic in size would remove the crossover.