A novel mechanism for a survival advantage of vigilant individuals in groups

American Naturalist

Volumn 182, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 682-688

  van der Post, Daniel J ^a   de Weerd, Harmen ^a   Verbrugge, Rineke ^a   Hemelrijk, Charlotte K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Distancedependent production; Group foraging; Predation; Survival advantage; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GROUP BEHAVIOR; PREDATION; PREDATOR; PROBABILITY; SURVIVAL; VIGILANCE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; PREDATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84885204347     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/673298     Document Type: Article

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