Inferring predator behavior from attack rates on prey-replicas that differ in conspicuousness.

Behavioral ecologists and evolutionary biologists have long studied how predators respond to prey items novel in color and pattern. Because a predatory response is influenced by both the predator's ability to detect the prey and a post-detection behavioral response, variation among prey types i...

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Main Authors: Yoel E Stuart, Nathan Dappen, Neil Losin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3485355?pdf=render