Quantity versus quality: how does level of predation threat affect Cape ground squirrel vigilance?

How individuals balance time spent satisfying nutritional needs and time spent being vigilant to protect against potential predation has received abundant attention from researchers. Evidence indicates that both social conditions and predator risk affect how individuals perceive environmental threat...

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Main Authors: Unck, C., Waterman, J., Verburgt, L., Bateman, Bill
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier Ltd. 2009
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003347209002632
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46785