Prey synchronize their vigilant behaviour with other group members

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 274, Issue 1615, 2007, Pages 1287-1291

  Pays, Olivier ^a   Renaud, Pierre Cyril ^b   Loisel, Patrice ^c   Petit, Maud ^a   Gerard, Jean François ^d   Jarman, Peter J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^b Programme ECOFAC/PDZCV   (Central African Republic)

^c UMR 729 MISTEA   (France)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

African antilope; Allelomimesis; Anti predator behaviour; Defassa waterbuck; Synchronization; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

GROUP SIZE; MIMICRY; PREDATION RISK; PREY AVAILABILITY; RUMINANT; UNGULATE; VIGILANCE;

ALERTNESS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANTELOPE; ARTICLE; KOBUS ELLIPSIPRYMNUS DEFASSA; NONHUMAN; PREY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; BOVIDS; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PREDATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL MODEL; VIDEORECORDING;

ANTILOPE; KOBUS ELLIPSIPRYMNUS; KOBUS ELLIPSIPRYMNUS DEFASSA;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; LINEAR MODELS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RUMINANTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 34250681430     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2006.0204     Document Type: Article

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