The many faces of fear: comparing the pathways and impacts of nonconsumptive predator effects on prey populations.
BACKGROUND:Most ecological models assume that predator and prey populations interact solely through consumption: predators reduce prey densities by killing and consuming individual prey. However, predators can also reduce prey densities by forcing prey to adopt costly defensive strategies. METHODOLO...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-06-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2409076?pdf=render |