Influence of predation pressure on the escape behaviour of Podarcis muralis lizards

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-7

  Diego Rasilla, F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antipredator behaviour; Decision making; Flight initiation distance; Lizard

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; LIZARD; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FLIGHT; LIZARD; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR AVOIDANCE;

ANIMALIA; PODARCIS MURALIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0037620392     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-6357(03)00026-3     Document Type: Article

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