The many faces of fear: comparing the pathways and impacts of nonconsumptive predator effects on prey populations.

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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Main Authors: Evan L Preisser, Daniel I Bolnick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-06-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2409076?pdf=render

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