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. 1977 Sep;30(3):285-294.
doi: 10.1007/BF01833636.

The value of clumping to prey : Experiments with a mammalian predator

Robert J Taylor  1
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The value of clumping to prey : Experiments with a mammalian predator

Robert J Taylor. Oecologia. 1977 Sep.

Abstract

Southern grasshopper mice (Onychomys torridus) were allowed to junt buried mealworms in a laboratory arena. The prey were arranged in two patterns, one aggregated and one relatively dispersed. Mice captured more prey from the dispersed treatment in the 2 h experiment, a result that can be attributed to both the greater ease of finding the first prey and a more efficient style of search for dispersed prey.

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