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2 - Theory: models of escape behavior and refuge use

from IIa - Escape theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2015

William E. Cooper, Jr
Affiliation:
Indiana University–Purdue University, Indianapolis
Daniel T. Blumstein
Affiliation:
University of California, Los Angeles
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Escaping From Predators
An Integrative View of Escape Decisions
, pp. 17 - 60
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2015

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