Effects of levels of human exposure on flight initiation distance and distance to refuge in foraging eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 823-830

  Engelhardt, S C ^a   Weladji, R B ^a  

^a Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FLIGHT; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; HABITUATION; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; REFUGE; RISK FACTOR; RODENT; TRADE-OFF;

SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS CAROLINENSIS;

EID: 80052280688     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: 14803283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z11-054     Document Type: Article

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