Landscape and anthropogenic features influence the use of auditory vigilance by mule deer

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 75-82

  Lynch, Emma ^a   Northrup, Joseph M ^a   McKenna, Megan F ^b   Anderson, Charles R ^c   Angeloni, Lisa ^a   Wittemyer, George ^a  

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

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^c Mammals Research Section Colorado Parks and Wildlife   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic ecology; Mule deer; Odocoileus hemionus; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY CUE; BIOACOUSTICS; BIOMONITORING; DEER; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; NATURAL GAS; PREDATION RISK; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRADE-OFF; VIGILANCE; VISUAL CUE;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS;

EID: 84928403541     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/aru158     Document Type: Article

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