Dangerous prey and daring predators: a review

• Published in: Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society Vol. 88; no. 3; pp. 550 - 563
• Main Authors: Mukherjee, Shomen, Heithaus, Michael R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2013
• Subjects: Animals; Ecology; Ecosystem; Food safety; Forage; Foraging behavior; foraging behaviour; Health risks; Herbivory - physiology; Meta-analysis; Predation; predator injury; predator-prey interaction; Predators; Predatory Behavior - physiology; Prey; prey avoidance; Relative abundance; Risk; risk of injury; Risk taking; risk of injury; prey avoidance; predator injury; predator-prey interaction; foraging behaviour

ABSTRACT How foragers balance risks during foraging is a central focus of optimal foraging studies. While diverse theoretical and empirical work has revealed how foragers should and do manage food and safety from predators, little attention has been given to the risks posed by dangerous prey. This i...