The value of a mouthful: Flight initiation distance as an opportunity cost
Flight initiation distance of animals when approached by a potential predator reflects the risk that an individual is willing to take when the individual has to gauge the value of staying put relative to the cost of flight. I predicted that this cost–benefit balance would depend on the opportunity c...
Main Author: | Møller Anders Pape |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sciendo
2015-12-01
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Series: | European Journal of Ecology |
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Online Access: | http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/eje.2015.1.issue-1/eje-2015-0006/eje-2015-0006.xml?format=INT |
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