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Timothy M. Caro (born 1951) is a British evolutionary ecologist known for his work on conservation biology, animal behaviour, anti-predator defences in animals, and the function of zebra stripes. He is the author of several textbooks on these subjects.
In Antipredator Defenses in Birds and Mammals, Tim Caro ambitiously synthesizes predator defenses in birds and mammals and integrates all functional and evolutionary perspectives on antipredator...
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Tim Caro's 179 research works with 9,174 citations and 47,175 reads, including: Outstanding issues in the study of antipredator defenses
27 mag 2006 · In Chapter 2, Caro covers morphological traits helpful to avoid detection, such as crypsis, background matching, countershading, disruptive coloration, and outline obliteration; whereas in Chapters 3–5, he provides rich and detailed descriptions of behavioral antipredator defenses.
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In Antipredator Defenses in Birds and Mammals, Tim Caro ambitiously synthesizes predator defenses in birds and mammals and integrates all functional and evolutionary perspectives on antipredator defenses that have developed over the last century.
1 apr 2006 · Picked from the plethora of hypotheses about reversed size-dimorphism in raptors is the notion that the female is larger so she will be better able to defend the nest. Caro notes the different escape tactics found within Aves and points out the opportunity to relate escape tactic to wing morphology.
15 ago 1994 · Tim Caro explores group and solitary living among cheetahs and discovers that the causes of social behavior vary dramatically, even within a single species. Why do cheetah cubs stay with their...
