Peripheral obstructions influence marmot vigilance: Integrating observational and experimental results

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1111-1117

  Bednekoff, Peter A ^a   Blumstein, Daniel T ^b  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antipredator vigilance; Obstruction; Predation risk; Yellow bellied marmot

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; EXTINCTION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MEADOW; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR; RODENT; VIGILANCE;

ANIMALIA; MARMOTA; MARMOTA FLAVIVENTRIS; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 70349456627     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arp104     Document Type: Article

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