Optimal Strategies an Complexity: A Theoretical Analysis of the Anti-predatory Behavior of the Hare

摘要

Predator-prey relationships involving rabbits ad hares are widely studied at a long- term population level, while the short-term ethological interactions between one predator and one prey are less well documented. We use a physiologically-based model of hare behavior, developed in the framework of artificial intelligence stud- ies, to analyse its sophisticated anti-predatory behavior. The hares use to stand to the fox in order to inform it that its potential prey is alerted. The behavior of the hare is characterized by specific standing and flushing distances.