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3 - Mammals

from IIb - Escape decisions prior to pursuit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2015

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Theodore Stankowich  and
Eigil Reimers
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William E. Cooper, Jr  and
Daniel T. Blumstein
William E. Cooper, Jr
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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
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