Influence of immediate predation risk by lions on the vigilance of prey of different body size

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 970-976

  Periquet S ^a   Todd Jones, L ^b   Valeix, M ^b   Stapelkamp, B ^b   Elliot, N ^b   Wijers, M ^b   Pays, O ^c   Fortin, D ^d   Madzikanda, H ^e   Fritz, H ^a   MacDonald, D W ^b   Loveridge, A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^d Centre d étude de la Forêt   (Canada)

^e ZIMBABWE PARKS AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

antipredatory behavior; impala; intense vigilance; Panthera leo; zebra

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BODY SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; FEEDING MECHANISM; FELID; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR; PREY SIZE; UNGULATE; VIGILANCE;

HWANGE NATIONAL PARK; MATABELELAND NORTH; ZIMBABWE;

AEPYCEROS MELAMPUS; EQUUS BURCHELLII; EQUUS QUAGGA; EQUUS SUBG. HIPPOTIGRIS; PANTHERA; PANTHERA LEO;

EID: 84865735071     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ars060     Document Type: Article

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