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What Cues Do Ungulates Use to Assess Predation Risk in Dense Temperate Forests?

Anti-predator responses by ungulates can be based on habitat features or on the near-imminent threat of predators. In dense forest, cues that ungulates use to assess predation risk likely differ from half-open landscapes, as scent relative to sight is predicted to be more important. We studied, in t...

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Autores principales: Kuijper, Dries P. J., Verwijmeren, Mart, Churski, Marcin, Zbyryt, Adam, Schmidt, Krzysztof, Jędrzejewska, Bogumiła, Smit, Chris
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3880296/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24404177
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0084607

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