Underestimating the frequency, strength and cost of antipredator responses with data from GPS collars: An example with wolves and elk

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 3, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 5189-5200

  Creel, Scott ^a   Winnie, John A ^a   Christianson, David ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antipredator behavior; Detection bias; Elk; GPS; Nonconsumptive effects; Risk effects; Wolf

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890886579     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.896     Document Type: Article

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