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spontaneous movement

Scope: population ecology

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Knowledge graph centered on spontaneous movement with 28 nodes and 103 connections. Top connected: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic, Marmota, Marmota flaviventris, Lizards.

Definition

Natural locomotion that occurs independently of predator approach and may be falsely recorded as flight initiation

Related Terms (1)

spontaneous locomotion

Publications (1)

student_paper

Effects of spontaneous movement on alert distance and flight initiation distance in yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris)

2013

spontaneous movement

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Definition

Related Terms (1)

Publications (1)

Effects of spontaneous movement on alert distance and flight initiation distance in yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris)

Related Concepts (6)

flush early and avoid the rush (FEAR) hypothesis

foraging-vigilance trade-off

focal animal sampling

Many Eyes Hypothesis

flight initiation distance

vigilance behavior

Frequently Associated Species

Marmota flaviventris

Marmota

birds and mammals

Lizards