Chronology of reproductive investment determines predation risk aversion in a felid‐ungulate system

Abstract Fear of predators can behaviorally mediate prey population dynamics, particularly when predation risk influences reproductive investment. However, the costs of reproductive investment may mitigate predation risk aversion relative to periods when the link between reproductive output and prey...

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Main Authors: Daniel A. Crawford, Michael J. Cherry, Brian D. Kelly, Elina P. Garrison, David B. Shindle, L. Mike Conner, Richard B. Chandler, Karl V. Miller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-03-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4947