Local predation pressure predicts the strength of mobbing responses in tropical birds
Many birds join cooperative mobbing aggregations and collectively harass predators. Individuals participating in these ephemeral associations benefit by deterring the predator, but also incur energetic costs and increased risk of predation. Explaining the evolution of mobbing is challenging because...
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| Format: | Artigo |
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Oxford University Press
2012-10-01
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| Serier: | Current Zoology |
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| Online adgang: | http://www.currentzoology.org/paperdetail.asp?id=12124 |
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