Vigilance and group size in ostriches

1980/02/01 by Brian Bertram, Brian C.R. Bertram · 284 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · Psychology · #Animal Behavior and Reproduction #Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies #Biology #Demography #Ecology #Plant and animal studies #Predation #Predator #Psychology #Vigilance (psychology)

paper · doi:10.1016/s0003-3472(80)80030-3

published in Animal Behaviour 28(1), 278-286 (Elsevier BV)

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