Generalization of predator recognition: Velvet geckos display anti-predator behaviours in response to chemicals from non-dangerous elapid snakes
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Generalization of predator recognition: Velvet geckos dis- play anti-predator behaviours in response to chemicals from non-dangerous elapid snakes
Many prey species detect chemical cues from predators and modify their behaviours in ways that reduce their risk of predation. Theory predicts that prey should modify their anti-predator responses according to the degree of threat posed by the predator. That is, prey should show the strongest responses to chemicals of highly dangerous prey, but should ignore or respond weakly to chemicals from ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Zoology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 2396-9814,1674-5507
DOI: 10.1093/czoolo/56.3.337