Negotiating a noisy, information-rich environment in search of cryptic prey: Olfactory predators need patchiness in prey cues

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 742-752

  Carthey, Alexandra J R ^a   Bytheway, Jenna P ^a   Banks, Peter B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal movement; Chemical camouflage; Chemical cue; Information use; Search tactics

Indexed keywords

BIOINFORMATICS; CRYPSIS; ENCLOSURE EXPERIMENT; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; GROUNDNUT; OLFACTORY CUE; PATCHINESS; PREDATOR; PREY LOCATION; RODENT; SPATIAL VARIATION; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; AUSTRALIA; MOUSE; ODOR; PEANUT; PREDATION;

ANIMALS; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; CUES; MICE; ODORS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SMELL; VICTORIA;

ANIMALIA; ARACHIS; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS; MUS MUSCULUS DOMESTICUS;

EID: 79958056028     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2011.01817.x     Document Type: Article

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