Sentence examples for prey behaviour from inspiring English sources
Harms, S. & Johansson, F. The influence of prey behaviour on prey selection of the carnivorous plant Utricularia vulgaris.
For instance, predator presence can alter prey behaviour, physiology, morphology and/or development.
One possibility that could explain this difference between Arctic and Baltic ringed seals could be linked to the midnight sun affecting prey behaviour and distribution, or general differences in prey behaviour.
Other mechanisms, such as prey behaviour, may also contribute to the underlying dynamics of the prey population [42].
Alternatively, prey that perceive an elevated risk of predation could disperse their scent marks away from discrete patches, de-valuing scent patches as cues to predictable prey behaviour.
For instance understanding a predator's movement behaviour may alter pre determined expectations of prey behaviour, as almost any aspect of the prey's decisions from foraging to mating can be influenced by the risk of predation.
Variation and unpredictability are also important aspects of escape success as predators can potentially exploit stereotyped prey behaviours (Catania, 2009; Jabłoński and Strausfeld, 2001).
We observed movement rates of individual mayfly or stonefly both with and without trout present (each n=10), because trout odour (chemical cue) may affect prey behaviours (McIntosh & Peckarsky 1996).
However, studies of predator-prey behaviour would be needed in the area to prove this theory.
Accordingly, an integrated approach that accounts for prey escape behaviour and the context provided by predator hunting mode and landscape features should lead to a better understanding of antipredator spatial shifts and improve our ability to anticipate the consequences of changes in predator numbers for prey distributions and ecosystem dynamics.
Even with modern technology, observation of post-capture predator-prey interaction in the wild is still largely opportunistic; consequently, prey immobilisation behaviour is greatly understudied.
