Playing the waiting game: Predator and prey in a test environment

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 793-801

  Katz, Merav Wacht ^a   Abramsky, Zvika ^a   Kotler, Burt ^a   AltsteinF, Ofir ^a   Rosenzweig, Michael L ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti predatory behaviour; Foraging games; Optimal foraging behaviour; Predator prey interaction.

Indexed keywords

ARDEIDAE; CARASSIUS AURATUS; EGRETTA GARZETTA;

EID: 79251516422     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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