Measuring marginal predation in animal groups

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 648-656

  Hirsch, Ben T ^a,b   Morrell, Lesley J ^c,d  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

attack distance; marginal predation; predation; predator behavior; vigilance, within group spatial position

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; PERIPHERAL REGION; POLYGON; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SPACING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; VIGILANCE; VULNERABILITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79955435323     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arr026     Document Type: Article

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