Assessing predation risk: Optimal behaviour and rules of thumb

Theoretical Population Biology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 417-430

  Welton, Nicky J ^a   McNamara, John M ^a   Houston, Alasdair I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian updating; Imperfect information; Information predation trade off; Predation risk; Rules of thumb

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0346968179     PISSN: 00405809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-5809(03)00097-2     Document Type: Article

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