Dynamic risk assessment: Prey rapidly adjust flight initiation distance to changes in predator approach speed

Ethology

Volumn 112, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 858-864

  Cooper Jr , William E ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; LIZARD; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANOLIS LINEATOPUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33747358923     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2006.01240.x     Document Type: Article

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