Animal group forces resulting from predator avoidance and competition minimization

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 198, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 533-548

  Beecham, J A ^a   Farnsworth, K D ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; MODEL; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SPACING;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COMPETITION; GROUP DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PREDATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033591611     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1999.0930     Document Type: Article

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