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SUBMITTER: Ioannou CC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10332449 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul-Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ioannou Christos C CC Carvalho Luis Arrochela Braga LAB Budleigh Chessy C Ruxton Graeme D GD
Behavioral ecology : official journal of the International Society for Behavioral Ecology 20230518 4
Of widespread interest in animal behavior and ecology is how animals search their environment for resources, and whether these search strategies are optimal. However, movement also affects predation risk through effects on encounter rates, the conspicuousness of prey, and the success of attacks. Here, we use predatory fish attacking a simulation of virtual prey to test whether predation risk is associated with movement behavior. Despite often being demonstrated to be a more efficient strategy fo ...[more]