Avoiding Attack¶
Ruxton, G. D., Allen, W. L., Sherratt, T. N., & Speed, M. P. (2018). Avoiding Attack: The Evolutionary Ecology of Crypsis, Aposematism, and Mimicry. Oxford University Press.
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Primes¶
- Deterrence
- In ecology, warning coloration, startle displays, and territorial vocalisations lead a predator to choose easier prey because the cost signal is credible
This sourceTreats warning coloration (aposematism), startle, and related anti-predator signalling that lead predators to avoid defended prey — the (metaphorical) ecological extension of deterrence, where the 'calculation' is evolutionary rather than deliberate.
Supported in partVerified against the publisher's abstract
The abstract supports warning signals/unprofitability communication in anti-predator defence, but not startle displays, territorial vocalisations, or the credible-cost-signal mechanism.
“It considers how potential prey avoid detection, how they make themselves unprofitable to attack, how they communicate this status, and how other species have exploited these signals.”
- In ecology, warning coloration, startle displays, and territorial vocalisations lead a predator to choose easier prey because the cost signal is credible
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