Mechanisms for aggregation in animals: Rule success depends on ecological variables

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 193-201

  Morrell, Lesley J ^a   James, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Domain of danger; Group living; Population density; Population size; Predation risk; Selfish herd

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL; ECOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SIZE; PREDATION RISK;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 38149007060     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arm122     Document Type: Article

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