State-dependent decision making: Educated predators strategically trade off the costs and benefits of consuming aposematic prey

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 645-651

  Barnett, C A ^a   Bateson, M ^a   Rowe, C ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aposematism; Discrimination; Energetic state; Predation; Quinine; Receiver psychology

Indexed keywords

APOSEMATISM; BODY MASS; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; COLOR MORPH; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EVOLUTION; FAT RESERVE; FOOD LIMITATION; KEYSTONE SPECIES; LEARNING; MELANIN; PASSERINE; PREY CAPTURE; TRADE-OFF;

ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 34250222615     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arm027     Document Type: Article

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