Effects of opportunistic predation on anti-predator behavioural responses in a guild of ground foragers

Oecologia

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 183-190

  Fernández Juricic, Esteban ^a   Jokimäki, Jukka ^b   McDonald, J Chase ^a   Melado, Francisco ^c   Toledano, Adolfo ^c   Mayo, Carolina ^c   Martín, Beatriz ^c   Fresneda, Isabel ^c   Martín, Verónica ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND   (Finland)

^c Grupo de Ecología Aplicada   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anti predator behaviour; Attack rate; Opportunistic predation; Prey selection; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BIRD; PREDATION; PREY SELECTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRD; FOOD CHAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; FOOD CHAIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRDS;

AVES; CORVIDAE; PICA; PICA PICA;

EID: 17144455228     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-004-1560-0     Document Type: Article

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