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Alert distance measurement

Subcategory: behavioral response
Standard reference: Blumstein (2003) and Blumstein et al. (2004)
Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Knowledge graph centered on Alert distance measurement with 19 nodes and 69 connections. Top connected: Hummingbird, Inter-specific variation in avian responses to hum, not specified, antipredator behavior, endangered species.

Description

Field measurement of the distance at which birds first orientate to an approaching threat, used as a proxy for detection distance across multiple species and geographic regions.

Typical Equipment

  • Published literature sources
  • Species databases

Output Measurements

  • alert distance
  • starting distance