Predator-induced stress and the ecology of fear

Functional Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 56-65

  Clinchy, Michael ^a   Sheriff, Michael J ^b   Zanette, Liana Y ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Indirect predator effects; Non consumptive effects; Non lethal predator effects; Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Predation risk; Risk effects

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FELID; HOMINID; POPULATION ECOLOGY; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84873094147     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12007     Document Type: Article

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