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Startle Display

A "Startle Display" is a defensive behavioral response exhibited by prey animals, characterized by the sudden production of conspicuous visual, auditory, or morphological signals to temporarily surprise or deter approaching predators, thereby increasing the prey's chance of escape.

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2017–2026

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Evolution of a Communication System by Sensory Exploitation of Startle Behavior

Hannah M. ter Hofstede, Stefan Schöneich, Tony Robillard et al. · Current Biology · 2015 · 85 citations · Full text

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Anxiolytic-like effects of glycine receptor ligands in the rat potentiated startle test

Elizabeth W. Anthony, Mark E. Nevins · European Journal of Pharmacology · 1993 · 80 citations

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The Development of Startle Responses in Herring Larvae

J. H. S. Blaxter, R. S. Batty · Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom · 1985 · 77 citations

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Behavioural expression of positive anticipation for food or opportunity to play in lambs

Claes Anderson, Jenny Yngvesson, Alain Boissy et al. · Behavioural Processes · 2015 · 65 citations

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Loud Calls, Startle Behaviour, Social Organisation and Predator Avoidance in Arboreal Langurs (Cercopithecidae: Presbytis)

Vincent Nijman, K. A. I. Nekaris · Folia Primatologica · 2013 · 65 citations

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Authors

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  1. RW
    Robert W. Elwood

    Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 69 citations

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  2. GA
    Gareth Arnott

    Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 69 citations

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  3. IC
    Innes C. Cuthill

    University of Bristol, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  4. FA
    Frank A. Vaughan

    Amherst College, United States

    1 publications · 63 citations

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  5. FF
    Frederick F. Knowlton

    Utah State University, United States

    1 publications · 52 citations

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Institutions

35

  1. Queen's University Belfast

    Belfast, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    138 citations

  2. University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Amherst Center, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    115 citations

  3. University of Exeter

    Exeter, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    26 citations

  4. James S. McDonnell Foundation

    St Louis, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    156 citations

  5. Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry

    Munich, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    48 citations

  6. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    255 citations

  7. Sorbonne Université

    Paris, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    85 citations

  8. Department of Forestry

    Lilongwe, Malawi

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

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  1. Behaviour

    2 publications · 104 citations

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  2. Behavioural Processes

    2 publications · 83 citations

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  3. Animal Behaviour

    2 publications · 127 citations

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  4. Biology Letters

    1 publications · 51 citations

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  5. PLoS ONE

    1 publications · 50 citations

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