The Ethology of Predation
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...This uneven searching effort, often a response to spatial variation in prey density (Curio 1976), may lead to predation rates that are greater in regions where prey are more abundant (i.e., density-dependent predation)....
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...area restriction is typically achieved as a consequence of the predator's increasing frequency of directional changes immediately after finding and eating a victim (Curio 1976; Hassell 1978); reductions in the velocity of movement are also common (Hassell 1978)....
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...This is exactly the behavior that is often observed (Curio 1976)....
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...Prey density had been kept constant during each 8-h cycle of observation (Holling, 1965)....
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