Influence of Substrate Temperature and Directness of Approach on the Escape Responses of Juvenile Collared Lizards

• Published in: Herpetologica Vol. 66; no. 4; pp. 418 - 424
• Main Authors: Braun, Cody A., Baird, Troy A., LeBeau, Jennifer K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: P.O. Box 519, Bainbridge, GA 39818 The Herpetologists' League, Inc 01.12.2010
• Subjects: Animal escape behavior; Anti-predator behavior; Body temperature; Crotaphytus collaris; Ecological competition; Escape theory; Evolutionary psychology; Experimentation; Herpetology; Lizards; Low temperature; Predators; Young animals

Escape theory is a well-known conceptual framework proposed to predict adaptive behavior patterns of free-ranging prey animals with respect to predator avoidance. Escape-theory models are based on the premise that prey should adopt behavior that balances predation risk incurred by remaining in a cho...