Very short delays prior to escape from potential predators may function efficiently as adaptive risk-assessment periods

Behaviour

Volumn 146, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 795-813

  Cresswell, W ^a   Butler, S ^b   Whittingham, M J ^c   Quinn, J L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Escape delay; Escape response; Flight initiation; Predation risk; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; FRINGILLA;

EID: 70249099931     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853909X446217     Document Type: Article

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