On the dynamics of predation risk perception for a vigilant forager

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 276, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-7

  Sirot, Etienne ^a   Pays, Olivier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

Author keywords

Anti predatory behaviour; Information; Predation; Risk; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDATION RISK; RISK PERCEPTION; VIGILANCE;

ALERTNESS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORAGER; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PREDATION RISK; PREY SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME PERCEPTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79851514414     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.01.045     Document Type: Article

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