Body size and predator cues structure variation in defensive displays of Neotropical calico snakes (Oxyrhopus spp.)
Briana A. Sealey,
Joanna G. Larson,
Erin P. Westeen
et al.
Abstract:Interactions between predator and prey are fundamental drivers of ecological and evolutionary dynamics. Behavioral responses are one of the most common strategies that prey species use to deter predation, especially through highly stereotyped defensive displays. However, these displays are also predicted to show strong context‐dependence, in which individuals can dynamically employ different display elements as a function of their own characteristics (e.g., age and sex) or those of the predator (e.g., type of … Show more
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