Uncertainty has long been of interest to economists and psychologists and has more
recently gained attention among ecologists. In the ecological world, animals must regularly …

Humans, like natural predators, can induce fear in wildlife, which has the potential to alter
species-level survival and fitness. Though anthropogenic impacts on wildlife have been …

Neophobia is the fear of novel stimuli or situations. This phenotype has recently received
much ecological attention, primarily in the context of decision making. Here, we explore …

In response to uncertain risks, prey may rely on neophobic phenotypes to reduce the costs
associated with the lack of information regarding local conditions. Neophobia has been …

When faced with uncertainty, animals can benefit from using multiple sources of information
in order to make an optimal decision. However, information sources (eg, social and personal …

Prey face a major challenge in balancing predator avoidance with other essential activities.
In environments with high risk, prey may exhibit neophobia (fear of novelty) due to the …

Neophobic predator avoidance, where prey actively avoid novel stimuli, is thought to allow
prey to cope with the inability to predict predation risk (ie uncertainty) while reducing the …

Harsh and variable environments have been hypothesized to both drive and constrain the
evolution towards higher cognitive abilities and behavioural flexibility. In this study, we …

Aquatic prey use chemical alarm cues as public information sources to optimize behavioural
decisions. Recent studies suggest that the contextual value of these cues is shaped by their …

Neophobia is defined as the avoidance of novel or unknown stimuli, including unknown
predators, and can be induced by exposure to uncertain ecological conditions. In addition to …