Prey responses to predator chemical cues: disentangling the importance of the number and biomass of prey consumed.

To effectively balance investment in predator defenses versus other traits, organisms must accurately assess predation risk. Chemical cues caused by predation events are indicators of risk for prey in a wide variety of systems, but the relationship between how prey perceive risk in relation to the a...

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Main Authors: Michael W McCoy, Justin C Touchon, Tobias Landberg, Karen M Warkentin, James R Vonesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23082171/pdf/?tool=EBI