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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: William E. Cooper, Jr (Indiana University–Purdue University, Indianapolis) , Daniel T. Blumstein (University of California, Los Angeles)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Dimensions: Width: 17.00cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 24.40cm Weight: 0.860kg ISBN: 9781107630635ISBN 10: 1107630630 Pages: 458 Publication Date: 29 March 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsList of contributors; Foreword Ron Ydenberg and Larry Dill; Acknowledgements; 1. Escape behaviour: importance, scope, and variables William E. Cooper, Jr and Daniel T. Blumstein; 2. Theory: models of escape behaviour and refuge use William E. Cooper, Jr; 3. Mammals Theodore Stankowich and Eigil Reimers; 4. Birds Anders Pape Møller; 5. Reptiles William E. Cooper, Jr; 6. Fish and amphibians Patricia A. Fleming and Philip W. Bateman; 7. Invertebrates Philip W. Bateman and Patricia A. Fleming; 8. Prey behaviours during fleeing: escape trajectories, signalling and sensory defences Paolo Domenici and Graeme D. Ruxton; 9. Hiding time in refuge José Martín and Pilar López; 10. Vigilance, alarm calling, pursuit deterrence and predation inspection Guy Beauchamp; 11. Determinants of lizard escape performance: decision, motivation, ability, and opportunity Kathleen L. Foster, Clint E. Collins, Timothy E. Higham and Theodore Garland, Jr; 12. Sensory systems and escape behaviour Luke P. Tyrrell and Esteban Fernández-Juricic; 13. The physiology of escape Yoav Litvin, D. Caroline Blanchard and Robert J. Blanchard; 14. Maternal and genetic effects on escape: a prospective review Lesley T. Lancaster; 15. The personality of escape Pilar López and José Martín; 16. Best practice for the study of escape behaviour Daniel T. Blumstein, Diogo S. M. Samia, Theodore Stankowich and William E. Cooper, Jr; 17. Afterword Daniel T. Blumstein and William E. Cooper, Jr; Index.Reviews'This is essential reading for antipredator buffs.' Tim Caro, The Quarterly Review of Biology Author InformationWilliam E. Cooper, Jr is Professor Emeritus of Biology at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, and a Research Associate in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at University of Arizona. A behavioural ecologist by background, he has over thirty-five years of teaching and research experience in behaviour, ecology and evolution. He has specialised in escape behaviour for the past twenty years, with particular interest in reptilian behaviour. Daniel T. Blumstein is Professor and Chair of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Professor in UCLA's Institute of Environment and Sustainability. He has studied animal behaviour throughout the world, with research focusing on the evolution of social and antipredator behaviour and the effects that mechanisms of behaviour have on higher-level ecological processes and for wildlife conservation. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |