Response of New Zealand birds to the presence of novel predators

Predation is the highest cause of mortality for birds and can place intense selection pressures on their behavioural traits. A number of studies have shown that some animals have innate predator recognition, while others which are predator-naïve have been unable to adapt to the introduction of exoti...

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Main Author: White, Robyn
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. Biological Sciences 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/10272