Alpine marmots (Marmota marmota) adjust vigilance behaviour according to environmental characteristics of their surrounding

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 21, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 355-364

  Ferrari, C ^a   Bogliani, G ^a   Von Hardenberg, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b Centro Studi Fauna Alpina   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpine marmot; Environmental characteristics; Trade off; Vigilance bout; Vigilance predation risk

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREDATION RISK; RODENT; TRADE-OFF; VIGILANCE;

MARMOTA; MARMOTA MARMOTA; MARMOTA MARMOTA MARMOTA; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 78649772756     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2009.9522490     Document Type: Article

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