A case for quantile regression in behavioral ecology: Getting more out of flight initiation distance data

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 985-992

  Chamaillé Jammes, Simon ^a   Blumstein, Daniel T ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti predator behavior; Birds; Escape decision; Method; Variability

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIRD; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FLIGHT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 84861229233     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-012-1354-z     Document Type: Article

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