Dilution games: Use of protective cover can cause a reduction in vigilance for prey in groups

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1040-1044

  Beauchamp, Guy ^a   Ruxton, Graeme D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antipredatory vigilance; Collective detection; ESS model; Group size; Protective cover; Risk dilution

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; FOOD INTAKE; GROUP SIZE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PREDATION RISK; VIGILANCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 35848963194     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arm073     Document Type: Article

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