There is a general assumption that animal species that face anthropogenic disturbance
through tourism suffer some negative impacts as a result. We carried out a meta-analysis of …

Within populations, individuals often show repeatable variation in behaviour, called 'animal
personality'. In the last few decades, numerous empirical studies have attempted to …

Research on growing American political polarization and antipathy primarily studies public
institutions and political processes, ignoring private effects, including strained family ties …

Biologists have long debated the role of behavior in evolution, yet understanding of its role
as a driver of adaptation is hampered by the scarcity of experimental studies of natural …

Incorporating an understanding of animal behaviour into conservation programmes can
influence conservation outcomes. Exotic predators can have devastating impacts on native …

Ecotourism is often considered highly compatible with conservation efforts because it
generates revenue through the nonconsumptive use of wildlife (in contrast to, eg, fishing and …

While collective movement is ecologically widespread and conveys numerous benefits on
individuals, it also poses a coordination problem: who controls the group's movements? The …

Conservationists rarely consider the roles individuals, with their own unique behavior,
physiology, and genome, play in shaping ecosystem processes and consequently …

Leucism, broadly defined as the lack of melanin pigmentation, occurs in many animal
species. Most studies on leucism and other colour aberrations are based on opportunistic …

Highlights•Virtually all animals must escape predators, and the study of escape behavior
has exploded in recent years.•Escaping from predators includes decisions about when and …