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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Predator avoidance behavior"”.
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Flight characteristics of pen-reared and wild prairie-chickens and an evaluation of a greenhouse to rear prairie-chickens
… with marginal success. Flight characteristics, predator avoidance behavior, and rearing methods are possible factors contributing to post-release mortality of pen-reared birds. To evaluate flight characteristics and predator avoidance behavior of pen-reared APC's released onto the Attwater …
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A Novel Naturalistic Paradigm to Study Aerial Predator-Induced Fear
… small prey animal, has been able to employ these behaviors to adapt in nearly any environment and become the second most successful mammal on Earth. Historically to study fear behavior and avoidance in the rat, laboratories have utilized Classical Conditioning involving an electrical shock …
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Fate Of Captive-Reared Bobwhite Quail Released In Central Kentucky
… birds was 100%. Raptors, coyotes, and mesomammal predators were responsible for most (84%) of the identified quail mortality; accounting for the deaths of 12, 9, and 5 quail, respectively. There was no significant difference in mean length of survival for male vs female bobwhites at Site 1 …
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Biogeographic Patterns, Predator Identity, and Chemical Signals Influence the Occurrence and Magnitude of Non-lethal Predator Effects
Predators can have large effects on prey populations and on the structure and function of communities. In addition to direct consumption of prey, predators often cause prey to alter their foraging behavior, habitat selection, and morphology. These non-lethal effects of predators can propagate to …