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Individual capture history affects site use and defensive behavior of foraging eastern copperheads at a recreational site
… or reproduction, optimality theory suggests individuals allocate energy toward defensive behaviors equivalent to risk of predation. In this framework, repeat encounters with humans that do not reduce individual fitness could result in a decreased defensive response toward humans in subsequent …