Foraging under predation risk


Creek chub, Semotilus atromaculatus
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/dnap/rivfish/crchub/tabid/1700/Default.aspx

Question for tutorial

Do organisms minimize the risk of predation while foraging?

Additional, optional references

Bonter, D. N. B. Zuckerberg, C. W. Sedgwickand W. M. Hochachka. 2013. Daily foraging patterns in free-living birds: exploring the predation-starvation trade-off Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 280 20123087; DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2012.3087.

Lima, S. L. and L. M. Dill. 1990. Behavioral decisions made under the risk of predation: a review and prospectus. Canadian Journal of Zoology 68: 619-640.

Skalski, G. T. and J. F. Gilliam. 2002. Feeding under predation hazard: testing models of adaptive behavior with stream fish. American Naturalist 160: 158-172.

Gotceitas, V. 1990. Foraging and predator avoidance: A test of a patch choice model with juvenile bluegill sunfish. Oecologia 83: 346-351.

Werner, E. E. and Gilliam, J. F. 1984. The ontogenetic niche and species interactions in size-structured populations. Annual Reviews of Ecology and Systematics 15: 393-425.

 

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