Fear, human shields and the redistribution of prey and predators in protected areas

Biology Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 620-623

  Berger, Joel ^a,b  

^a Wildlife Conservation Society   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bears; Fear; Moose; Parks; Predator prey

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; URSUS ARCTOS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEAR; BOVIDS; ENVIRONMENT; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENT; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RUMINANTS; URSIDAE;

EID: 38449085275     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2007.0415     Document Type: Article

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