Prey jitters; Protean behaviour in grouped prey

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 831-836

  Jones, Katherine A ^a   Jackson, Andrew L ^b   Ruxton, Graeme D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b Centre for Biodiversity Research   (Ireland)

Author keywords

confusion effect; escape path; oddity effect; predator; prey; prey tactics

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; PHENOTYPE; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ANIMALIA; PROTEA;

EID: 79959431671     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arr062     Document Type: Article

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