When to come out from your own shell: Risk-sensitive hiding decisions in terrapins

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 405-411

  Martín, José ^a   Marcos, Iván ^a   López, Pilar ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hiding behavior; Mauremys leprosa; Predation risk; Refuge use; Turtles

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; PREDATION RISK; REFUGE; TURTLE;

ANIMALIA; EMYDIDAE; MAUREMYS LEPROSA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 15244338870     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-004-0887-1     Document Type: Article

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