Animal Vigilance builds on the author's previous publication with Academic Press (Social
Predation: How Group Living Benefits Predators and Prey) by developing several other …

Modern lifestyle reduces environmental rhythmicity and may lead to circadian desynchrony.
We are exposed to poor day-time lighting indoors and excessive night-time artificial light. We …

This study aimed to reveal changes in spatial behaviour of common voles (Microtus arvalis)
after alteration of their habitat by farming practices. Radio-collared common voles were …

In many savanna ecosystems worldwide, livestock share the landscape and its resources
with wildlife. The nature of interactions between livestock and wildlife is a subject of …

To understand the relationship between conservation measures and agricultural yields, we
need to know the contributions of organisms to both ecosystem services and disservices. We …

Vigilance is time-consuming and, since time is usually a limited resource for free-ranging
animals, it may conflict with other activities such as feeding. For several taxonomic groups …

Small mammals make up an important link in the food chain as many predator species feed
on them. There are indications that small mammal populations in Europe are declining due …

Variation in animal space use patterns may be linked to numerous ecological factors
affecting survival and reproduction. We examined the relationship between ecology and …

Ecological factors differently affect male and female animals and thereby importantly
influence their life history and reproductive strategies. Caviomorph rodents are found in a …

Wolf, Canis lupus, recolonization of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem provides a rare
opportunity to identify behaviours facilitating coexistence between sympatric canids. We …