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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Opin Behav Sci. 2018 Mar 20;24:44–49. doi: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2018.03.003

Table 1.

Predatory Imminence Continuum and the organization of antipredator behavior in the rat.

Location Home/Nest Foraging Ground Prey & Predator in Contact
Predatory Module Search Procurement Consumption
Antipredator Module Pre-encounter Post-Encounter Circa-Strike
Examples of Defensive Behavior primarily based on rodents Stretched Approach, Nocturnal Feeding Freezing, Thigmotaxis Protean escape attempts from predator, vocalization, biting, thrashing
Emotional Experience Anxiety Fear Panic