Behavioral responses associated with a human-mediated predator shelter

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Shannon, Graeme ^a   Cordes, Line S ^a   Hardy, Amanda R ^a   Angeloni, Lisa M ^a   Crooks, Kevin R ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALERTNESS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANTILOCAPRA AMERICANA; ARTICLE; CERVUS ELEPHUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; NATIONAL PARK; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES HABITAT; SPECIES REFUGE; TRAFFIC; UNGULATE; UNITED STATES; ANIMAL; ANTELOPE; DEER; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTELOPES; DEER; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMANS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; WYOMING;

EID: 84899569666     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094630     Document Type: Article

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