Flock size and density influence speed of escape waves in semipalmated sandpipers

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1125-1129

  Beauchamp, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calidris pusilla; Collective behaviour; Collision risk; Flock size; Semipalmated sandpiper

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COHESION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; EDGE EFFECT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GROUP SIZE; MOVEMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; ROOSTING; WADER; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE VELOCITY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CALIDRIS PUSILLA;

EID: 84858751335     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.02.004     Document Type: Article

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