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Social Security Hypothesis
Individuals in more tightly connected social groups perceive greater security from predators and allocate less time to antipredator vigilance while foraging
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experience-independent mechanism
Predator recognition abilities that do not require prior learning or experience with predators but are based on innate or genetically-determined responses
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windows of opportunity
Periods during which plant defenses are relatively reduced, allowing specialized herbivores to exploit host plants behaviorally
