Eavesdropping squirrels reduce their future value of food under the perceived presence of cache robbers

American Naturalist

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 386-393

  Schmidt, Kenneth A ^a   Ostfeld, Richard S ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyanocitta cristata; Eavesdropping; Food caching; Future value; Giving up density; Sciurus carolinensis

Indexed keywords

CACHING; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FOOD; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; ROBBING; RODENT; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD; PHYSIOLOGY; SCIURIDAE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRD; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD; NEW YORK; PASSERIFORMES; SCIURIDAE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CORVIDAE; CORYLUS; CYANOCITTA; CYANOCITTA CRISTATA; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS CAROLINENSIS;

EID: 40549085001     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/527497     Document Type: Article

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