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A framework and standardized terminology to facilitate the study of predation-risk effects.
Ecology - 1 Dec 2020
Peacor Scott D, Barton Brandon T, Kimbro David L, Sih Andrew, Sheriff Michael J
Abstract excerpt
The very presence of predators can strongly influence flexible prey traits such as behavior, morphology, life history, and physiology. In a rapidly growing body of literature representing diverse ecological systems, these trait (or "fear") responses have been shown to influence prey fitness components and density, and to have indirect effects on other species. However, this broad and exciting literature is...
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