Escape behavior: Importance, scope, and variables

Escaping from Predators: An Integrative View of Escape Decisions

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 3-14

  Cooper, William E ^a,b   Blumstein, Daniel T ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 85015458074     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781107447189.002     Document Type: Chapter

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