Randomness, chaos and confusion in the study of antipredator vigilance

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 284-287

  Bednekoff, Peter A ^a   Lima, Steven L ^b  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR BEHAVIOUR; VIGILANCE;

ALERTNESS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; CHAOTIC DYNAMICS; PREDATION; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032125469     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(98)01327-5     Document Type: Article

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