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human shield effect: a standalone construct

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human shieldeffect1 CONSTRUCTHuman shield effectBERGER · BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

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Behavioral ecology

the use by prey of areas near people, which predators avoid, as a refuge from predation.

In behavioral ecology, human shield effect refers to the use by prey of areas near people, which predators avoid, as a refuge from predation. This meaning comes from Berger (2007) in Biology Letters.[1]

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  1. Berger, J. (2007). Fear, human shields and the redistribution of prey and predators in protected areas. Biology Letters, 3(6), 620-623. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2007.0415

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