Table 1. Predictions of behavioural outcomes for potential strategies used by prey to predict the change in risk through time based on prior information.
Treatment | Potential strategies: |
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use recent | average | extrapolate | |
consistent high risk: high-high-high | high | high | high |
no risk: nil-nil-nil | nil | nil | nil |
steady increase: low-medium-high | high | medium | >high |
abrupt increase: low-sham-high | high | medium | >high |
Potential strategies include using only the most recent information, averaging all information through time, and extrapolating from prior risk patterns. High/medium/>high refers to the intensity of response displayed by the prey when exposed to the predator cues.