Effects of risk, cost, and their interaction on optimal escape by nonrefuging Bonaire whiptail lizards, Cnemidophorus murinus

Optimal escape theory seeks to explain variation in the distance to an approaching predator at which the prey initiates escape (flight initiation distance). Flight initiation distance increases when predators pose a greater threat and decreases when escape costs increase. Although optimal escape the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Behavioral ecology 2003-03, Vol.14 (2), p.288-293
Hauptverfasser:	Cooper, William E., Pérez-Mellado, Valentín, Baird, Teresa, Baird, Troy A., Caldwell, Janalee P., Vitt, Laurie J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	antipredatory behavior behavior escape theory refuge Squamata
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