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Résumé :
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When a predator attacks, prey are faced with a series of 'if', 'when' and 'how' escape decisions – these critical questions are the foci of Escaping From Predators. Cooper and Blumstein bring together a balance of theory and empirical research to summarise over fifty years of scattered research and benchmark current thinking in the rapidly expanding literature on the behavioural ecology of escaping. Escaping From Predators consolidates current and new behaviour models with taxonomically divided empirical chapters that demonstrate the application of escape theory to different groups. The chapters integrate behaviour with physiology, genetics and evolution to lead the reader through the complex decisions faced by prey during a predator attack, examining how these decisions interact with life history and individual variation. The chapter on best practice field methodology and the ideas for future research presented throughout, ensure Escaping From Predators is practical as well as informative.
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Note de contenu :
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List of contributors ; Foreword / Ronald D. Ydenberg and Lawrence M. Dill ; Acknowledgements ; Part I. Overview and behaviors preceding and following initiation of escape. 1. Escape behavior : importance, scope, and variables / William E. Cooper Jr. and Daniel T. Blumstein ; Part II. Escape and refuge use : theory and findings for major taxonomic groups. Part IIa. Escape theory. 2. Theory : models of escape behavior and refuge use / William E. Cooper Jr. ; Part IIb. Escape decisions prior to pursuit. 3. Mammals / Theodore Stankowich and Eigil Reimers. 4. Birds / Anders Pape Møller. 5. Reptiles / William E. Cooper Jr. 6. Fish and amphibians / Patricia A. Fleming and Philip W. Bateman. 7. Invertebrates / Philip W. Bateman and Patricia A. Fleming ; Part IIc. Escape trajectories and strategies during pursuit. 8. Prey behaviors during fleeing : escape trajectories, signaling, and sensory defenses / Paolo Domenici and Graeme D. Ruxton ; Part IId. Refuge use. 9. Hiding time in refuge / José Martín and Pilar López ; Part III. Related behaviors and other factors influencing escape. 10. Vigilance, alarm calling, pursuit deterrence and predation inspection / Guy Beauchamp ; 11. Determinants of lizard escape performance : decision, motivation, ability, and opportunity / Kathleen L. Foster, Clint E. Collins, Timothy E. Higham, and Theodore Garland Jr. ; 12. Sensory systems and escape behavior / Luke P. Tyrrell and Esteban Fernández-Juricic ; 13. The physiology of escape / Yoav Litvin, D. Caroline Blanchard, and Robert J. Blanchard ; 14. Maternal and genetic effects on escape : a prospective review / Lesley T. Lancaster ; 15. The personality of escape / Pilar López and José Martín ; Part IV. The applications and study of escape. 16. Best practice for the study of escape behavior / Daniel T. Blumstein, Diogo S.M. Samia, Theodore Stankowich, and William E. Cooper Jr. ; 17. Afterword / Daniel T. Blumstein and William E. Cooper Jr. ; Index.
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