Escape take-off strategies in birds: The significance of protective cover

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1555-1560

  Kullberg, Cecilia ^a   Lafrenz, Maria ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Fryshusets Gymnasium   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Birds; Cover; Escape strategy; Parus major; Predation risk

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ADAPTATION; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; RAPTOR; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF;

AVES; PARUS MAJOR; RAPTORES;

EID: 34447131008     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-007-0387-1     Document Type: Article

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