Predator vigilance and group size in mammals and birds: a critical review of the empirical evidence

scientific article published on February 1989

Predator vigilance and group size in mammals and birds: a critical review of the empirical evidence is …
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P356DOI10.1111/J.1469-185X.1989.TB00636.X
P698PubMed publication ID2655726

P2093author name stringElgar MA
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P433issue1
P921main subjectpredationQ170430
P304page(s)13-33
P577publication date1989-02-01
P1433published inBiological ReviewsQ2500948
P1476titlePredator vigilance and group size in mammals and birds: a critical review of the empirical evidence
P478volume64

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