Intraflock variation in the speed of escape-flight response on attack by an avian predator

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 391-395

  Hilton, Geoff M ^a   Cresswell, Will ^a,b   Ruxton, Graeme D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accipiter nisus; Collective detection; Escape response; Flocking; Predation risk; Reshanks; Sparrowhawks; Tringa totanus

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; PREDATION RISK;

ACCIPITER NISUS; ADENOSTOMA SPARSIFOLIUM; AVES; FALCONIFORMES; GALLIFORMES; RAPTORES; TRINGA; TRINGA TOTANUS;

EID: 0032884290     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/10.4.391     Document Type: Article

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