Paper for discussion 4

Foraging under predation risk

Creek chub, Semotilus atromaculatus
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/dnap/rivfish/crchub/tabid/1700/Default.aspx

Question for tutorial

Do organisms minimize the risk of predation while foraging?

Required readings

Gilliam, J. F. and D. F. Fraser. 1987. Habitat selection under predation hazard: test of a model with foraging minnows. Ecology 68: 1856-1862.

Additional, optional references

Bonter, D. N. B. Zuckerberg, C. W. Sedgwickand W. M. Hochachka. 2013. Daily foraging patterns in free-living birds: exploring the predation-starvation trade-off Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 280 20123087; DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2012.3087.

Lima, S. L. and L. M. Dill. 1990. Behavioral decisions made under the risk of predation: a review and prospectus. Canadian Journal of Zoology 68: 619-640.

Skalski, G. T. and J. F. Gilliam. 2002. Feeding under predation hazard: testing models of adaptive behavior with stream fish. American Naturalist 160: 158-172.

Gotceitas, V. 1990. Foraging and predator avoidance: A test of a patch choice model with juvenile bluegill sunfish. Oecologia 83: 346-351.

Werner, E. E. and Gilliam, J. F. 1984. The ontogenetic niche and species interactions in size-structured populations. Annual Reviews of Ecology and Systematics 15: 393-425.