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Behavioural transition probabilities in dugongs change with habitat and predator presence: implications for sirenian conservation. Marine and Freshwater Research, 63(11), 1069–1076
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A comparison of shark and wolf research reveals similar behavioral responses by prey. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 9, 335–341
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Unraveling the Ecological Importance of Elasmobranchs. In Carrier, J.C. & Musick, J.A. & Heithaus, M.R. (Eds) Sharks and Their Relatives II: Biodiversity, Adaptive Physiology, and Conservation. CRC Press, Boca Raton: 611–638
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Predicting ecological consequences of marine top predator declines. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 23(4), 202–210
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State-dependent risk-taking by green sea turtles mediates top-down effects of tiger shark intimidation in a marine ecosystem. Journal of Animal Ecology, 76(5), 837–844
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Can measures of prey availability improve our ability to predict the abundance of large marine predators? Oecologia, 153(3), 563–568
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Fear factor: do dugongs (Dugong dugon) trade food for safety from tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier)? Oecologia, 153(4), 1031–1040
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Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) abundance and growth in a subtropical embayment: evidence from 7 years of standardized fishing effort. Marine Biology, 149(4), 961–968
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Validation of a randomization procedure to assess animal habitat preferences: microhabitat use of tiger sharks in a seagrass ecosystem. Journal of Animal Ecology, 75(3), 666–676
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Biology of sea turtles under risk from tiger sharks at a foraging ground. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 288, 285–294
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