Predator-Prey Dynamics

Predator-Prey Dynamics
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Publisher : CRC Press
Total Pages : 266
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ISBN-10 : 9781420009125
ISBN-13 : 1420009125
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Book Synopsis Predator-Prey Dynamics by : Michael R. Conover

Download or read book Predator-Prey Dynamics written by Michael R. Conover and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-03-30 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humans, being visually oriented, are well versed in camouflage and how animals hide from predators that use vision to locate prey. However, many predators do not hunt by sight; they hunt by scent. This raises the question: do survival mechanisms and behaviors exist which allow animals to hide from these olfactory predators? If so, what are they, a


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