Interactive effect of starting distance and approach speed on escape behavior challenges theory

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 542-546

  Cooper Jr , William E ^a   Hawlena, Dror ^b   Pérez Mellado, Valentín ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

^b Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antipredatory behavior; Approach distance; Escape; Flight initiation distance; Flush distance; Starting distance

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FLIGHT; LIZARD; PREDATION RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT;

PODARCIS LILFORDI; SQUAMATA;

EID: 66149122326     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arp029     Document Type: Article

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