作者: Michel Treisman
DOI: 10.1016/0003-3472(75)90106-2
关键词: Predation 、 Social behaviour 、 Ecology 、 Econometrics 、 Kill rate 、 Predator 、 Biology 、 Evasion (ethics) 、 Constraint (information theory) 、 Animal Science and Zoology 、 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
摘要: The contribution of predation to the evolution of gregariousness is examined, and it is suggested that the needs of both predator and prey to conceal themselves and to detect the other may have been a major factor directing the development of social behaviour. This implies that it is important to consider the sensory capacities and the strategies open to both sides. Some relevant features of sensory detection are discussed and illustrated by an experiment on visual summation. These features are taken into account in devising two …