Confusion of predators does not rely on specialist coordinated behavior

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 590-596

  Ruxton, Graeme D ^a   Jackson, Andrew L ^b   Tosh, Colin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Grouping; Oddity; Predator prey interaction; Prey selection

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVOLUTION; GROUP BEHAVIOR; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY CAPTURE; PREY SELECTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34548430431     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arm009     Document Type: Article

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