Effects of food value, predation risk, and pilferage on the caching decisions of Dipodomys merriami

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 729-734

  Leaver, Lisa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caching; Dipodomys merriami; Food preference; Kangaroo rats; Pilferage; Predation risk

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CACHING; DECISION MAKING; FOOD STORAGE; PREDATION; RODENT;

ANIMALIA; DIPODOMYS; DIPODOMYS MERRIAMI; MACROPUS SP.; RODENTIA;

EID: 4344651259     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arh070     Document Type: Article

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