Risk allocation and competition in foraging groups: Reversed effects of competition if group size varies under risk of predation

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 271, Issue 1547, 2004, Pages 1491-1496

  Bednekoff, Peter A ^a   Lima, Steven L ^b  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Foraging; Group size effect; Predation; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; PREDATION RISK; SCRAMBLE COMPETITION; VIGILANCE;

ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEEDING; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM GROUP SIZE; PREDATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 3242735038     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2739     Document Type: Article

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