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Predator Offensive Adaptations

Predator Offensive Adaptations is a theoretical construct in evolutionary ecology that refers to specialized traits or behaviors evolved in predators to enhance their ability to detect, capture, and subdue prey, thereby directly increasing predatory efficiency within the context of coevolutionary dynamics.

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Impaired predator evasion in fat blackcaps <i>(Sylvia atricapilla)</i>

Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 1996 · 272 citations

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Surplus killing by introduced predators in Australia—evidence for ineffective anti-predator adaptations in native prey species?

Jeff Short, J. E. Kinnear, Alan Robley · Biological Conservation · 2002 · 242 citations

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Ecological and Evolutionary Perspectives on Escape from Predatory Attack: A Survey of North American Birds

Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida) · 1993 · 166 citations · Full text

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Induced defensive responses by the bivalve Mytilus edulis to predators with different attack modes

L. David Smith, J. A. Jennings · Marine Biology · 2000 · 116 citations

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Body size affects the evolution of eyespots in caterpillars

Thomas J. Hossie, John Skelhorn, Jesse W. Breinholt et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2015 · 97 citations · Full text

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  1. TJ
    Thomas J. Hossie

    Trent University, Canada

    2 publications · 161 citations

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    Thomas N. Sherratt

    Carleton University, Canada

    2 publications · 161 citations

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  3. CB
    Christer Brönmark

    Lund University, Sweden

    1 publications · 24 citations

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  4. CA
    Colin A. Chapman

    McGill University, Canada

    1 publications · 25 citations

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    Jian Zu

    Xi'an Jiaotong University, China

    1 publications · 11 citations

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  1. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    244 citations

  2. Carleton University

    Ottawa, Canada

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    225 citations

  3. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    69 citations

  4. Amherst College

    Amherst Center, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    21 citations

  5. University of Illinois System

    Urbana, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    25 citations

  6. Northeastern University

    Boston, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    232 citations

  7. University of Bonn

    Bonn, Germany

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    33 citations

  8. University of Alabama

    Tuscaloosa, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    63 citations

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  2. Marine Biology

    2 publications · 157 citations

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  3. Evolutionary Ecology

    2 publications · 91 citations

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  4. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

    2 publications · 42 citations

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  5. Ethology

    1 publications · 37 citations

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