Recent studies have argued that changes in fire regimes in the 21st century are posing a
major threat to global biodiversity. In this scenario, incorporating species' physiological …

Vigilance allows animals to monitor their surroundings for signs of danger associated with
predators or rivals. As vigilance is costly, models predict that it should increase when the risk …

Carolina chickadees (Poecile carolinensis) and tufted titmice (Baeolophus bicolor) regularly
form flocks with multiple species through the winter months, including white-breasted …

Highlights•Prey face trade-offs across multiple stages of the antipredator response.•We
explore repeatability of antipredator responses and correlations between stages.•Human …

Collective navigation is inspired by natural migratory species traveling long distances and
conserving their group behavior in the whole journey. With the technological development of …

When encountering an approaching predator, prey often must decide on an optimal distance
for escape, measured as flight initiation distance (FID). As a fundamental behavioural …

In the field of animal behavior and behavioral ecology, many standardized methods to
observe animal behavior were established in the last decades. While the protocols …

In large groups of vertebrates and invertebrates, aggregation can affect biological characters
such as gene expression, physiological, immunological and behavioral responses. The …

Forty years ago, vervet monkeys were shown to use three different predator-specific calls
that elicit three different antipredator behaviors, jump-starting investigation into the …

Social information obtained from heterospecifics can enhance individual fitness by reducing
environmental uncertainty, making it an important driver of mixed‐species grouping …