Attack frequency, attack success and choice of prey group size for two predators with contrasting hunting strategies

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 643-648

  Cresswell, Will ^a   Quinn, John L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Confusion effect; Group living; Hunting success; Optimal group size; Predation risk; Prey vulnerability; Social behaviour; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; GROUP BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RAPTOR; SELECTION; VIGILANCE; VULNERABILITY; WADER;

ACCIPITER NISUS; FALCO PEREGRINUS; TRINGA; TRINGA TOTANUS;

EID: 77956618480     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.06.024     Document Type: Article

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