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flight initiation distance: a standalone construct

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flight initiationdistance1 CONSTRUCTFlight initiationYDENBERG · BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

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Behavioral ecology

how close an approaching threat gets before an animal flees, set by weighing the costs of fleeing against the risk of staying.

In behavioral ecology, flight initiation distance refers to how close an approaching threat gets before an animal flees, set by weighing the costs of fleeing against the risk of staying. This meaning comes from Ydenberg (1986) in Advances in the Study of Behavior.[1]

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References

  1. Ydenberg, R. C., & Dill, L. M. (1986). The Economics of Fleeing from Predators. In Advances in the Study of Behavior (pp. 229-249). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0065-3454(08)60192-8

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