Seeking water while avoiding predators: Moisture gradients can affect predator-prey interactions

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 90, Issue , 2014, Pages 101-108

  Verdeny Vilalta, Oriol ^a   Moya Laraño, Jordi ^a,b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Animal mobility; Encounter rate; Predator prey interaction; Soil water distribution

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIRD; MOBILITY; MOISTURE CONTENT; MOVEMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; TAXONOMY; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; WATER AVAILABILITY;

EID: 84897587842     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.01.027     Document Type: Article

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