Phenotypically plastic neophobia: a response to variable predation risk
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Phenotypically plastic neophobia: a response to variable predation risk.
Prey species possess a variety of morphological, life history and behavioural adaptations to evade predators. While specific evolutionary conditions have led to the expression of permanent, non-plastic anti-predator traits, the vast majority of prey species rely on experience to express adaptive anti-predator defences. While ecologists have identified highly sophisticated means through which na...
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0962-8452,1471-2954
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2012.2712