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Animal behavior

the model in which prey flee once the cost of staying exceeds the cost of fleeing, predicting flight initiation distance.

In animal behavior, optimal escape theory refers to the model in which prey flee once the cost of staying exceeds the cost of fleeing, predicting flight initiation distance. This meaning comes from Ydenberg (1986) in Advances in the Study of Behavior.[1]

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flight initiation distance1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct cost4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs escape2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

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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