The effects of opportunistic and intentional predators on the herding behavior of prey

Ecology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 432-440

  Cressman, Ross ^a   Garay, József ^b  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Dynamic stability; ESS; Game theory; Intentional predator; Opportunistic predator; Predation strategy; Selfish herd; Solitary prey

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; GAME THEORY; PREDATION RISK; PREY SELECTION; PROBABILITY; REFUGE; SURVIVAL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WOLF;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIONS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WOLVES;

EID: 79955539300     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/10-0199.1     Document Type: Article

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