Pursuit deterrence varies with predation risks affecting escape behaviour in the lizard Callisaurus draconoides

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 249-256

  Cooper, William E ^a  

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

Author keywords

Animal communication; Approach speed; Distance fled; Escape behaviour; Flight; Initiation distance; Predation risk; Pursuit deterrence; Refuge distance; Squamata

Indexed keywords

ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; LIZARD; PERSISTENCE; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; REFUGE; RISK FACTOR; SIGNALING;

ANIMALIA; CALLISAURUS DRACONOIDES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77954763157     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.04.025     Document Type: Article

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