Vigilance and fitness in grey partridges Perdix perdix: The effects of group size and foraging-vigilance trade-offs on predation mortality

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 211-221

  Watson, Mark ^a,b   Aebischer, Nicholas J ^b   Cresswell, Will ^c  

^a c/o The Estate Office Wells Next The Sea ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compensation; Grey partridge; Predation risk; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION; FITNESS; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GAMEBIRD; GROUP SIZE; HABITAT SELECTION; PREDATION RISK; STARVATION; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF; VEGETATION COVER; VIGILANCE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; GALLIFORMES; HAWK; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; ENGLAND; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; GALLIFORMES; HAWKS; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ACCIPITER NISUS; PERDIX PERDIX; RAPTORES;

EID: 33846947966     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01194.x     Document Type: Article

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