Phi index: a new metric to test the flush early and avoid the rush hypothesis.

Optimal escape theory states that animals should counterbalance the costs and benefits of flight when escaping from a potential predator. However, in apparent contradiction with this well-established optimality model, birds and mammals generally initiate escape soon after beginning to monitor an app...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Diogo S M Samia, Daniel T Blumstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4236129?pdf=render