A model on foraging activity and group size: Can the relative importance of predation risk dilution and competition be evaluated experimentally?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Bohlin, Torgny ^a   Johnsson, Jörgen I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; PREDATION; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 3242703285     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2004.01.004     Document Type: Article

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