Living on the edge: Effects of body size, group density and microhabitat selection on escape behaviour of southern leopard frogs Lithobates sphenocephalus

Models of optimal escape strategy predict that animals should move away when the costs of fleeing (metabolic and opportunity costs) are outweighed by the costs of remaining. These theoretical models predict that more vulnerable individuals should be more reactive, moving away when an approaching thr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bateman, Bill, Fleming, P.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Current Zoology Editorial Office 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13755