Presence of mammalian predators decreases tolerance to human disturbance in a breeding shorebird

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1285-1292

  St Clair, James J H ^a   García Peña, Gabriel E ^a   Woods, Robin W ^b   Székely, Tamás ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

antipredator behavior; feral cats; human disturbance; introduced predators; natural experiment; nest predation; predation risk; shorebird

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; DISTURBANCE; FELID; FERAL ORGANISM; FITNESS; HABITUATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NEST PREDATION; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; TOLERANCE; WADER;

ARGENTINA; FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS);

ANIMALIA; CHARADRIIDAE; CHARADRIUS FALKLANDICUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 78649357313     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arq144     Document Type: Article

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