Heavier birds react faster to predators: Individual differences in the detection of stalking and ambush predators

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1319-1329

  Jones, Katherine A ^a,b   Krebs, John R ^b   Whittingham, Mark J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti predator behaviour; Body mass; Predation; Reaction speed; Stalking; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BODY MASS; DETECTION METHOD; FELID; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PREDATION RISK; VIGILANCE;

AVES; FELIS CATUS; FRINGILLA; FRINGILLA COELEBS;

EID: 67650395280     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-009-0778-6     Document Type: Article

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