Health-dependent vulnerability to predation affects escape responses of unguarded chinstrap penguin chicks

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 778-784

  Martin J ^a   De Neve, L ^a   Polo, V ^a   Fargallo, J A ^a   Soler, M ^b  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antipredatory behavior; Fear; Health condition; Immunocompetence; Penguins; Prey vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BIRD; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH RISK; PREDATION RISK; VULNERABILITY;

CATHARACTA; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 33748655853     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-006-0221-1     Document Type: Article

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