Movement in a selfish seal herd: Do seals follow simple or complex movement rules?

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 190-197

  De Vos, Alta ^a   O'Riain, M Justin ^a  

^a Zoology Department   (South Africa)

Author keywords

cape fur seal; groups; movement rules; predators; prey

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; MOVEMENT; PINNIPED; PREDATION RISK; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ANIMALIA; ARCTOCEPHALUS PUSILLUS PUSILLUS;

EID: 84871238077     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ars153     Document Type: Article

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