Temporal patterns of predation risk affect antipredator behaviour allocationby Iberian rock lizards

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1261-1266

  Martín, José ^a   López, Pilar ^a   Polo, Vicente ^b  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

antipredator behaviour; Iberian rock lizard; Iberolacerta cyreni; predation risk; refuge use; risk allocation

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; DECISION MAKING; FLIGHT; LIZARD; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; REFUGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

IBEROLACERTA CYRENI; PETROSAURUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 64549106064     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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