The amount of risk animals perceive in a given circumstance (ie their degree of 'fear') is a
difficult motivational state to study. While many studies have used flight initiation distance as …

As human recreation in natural areas increases, so does the potential for disturbance to
wildlife, and many factors (environmental, disturbance type, experience with humans) …

The immune system is a life history trait that can be expected to trade off against other life
history traits. Whether or not a trait is considered to be a life history trait has consequences …

Environmental change has negatively affected most biological systems on our planet and is
becoming of increasing concern for the well-being and survival of many species. At an …

The interest in fishing‐induced life‐history evolution has been growing in the last decade, in
part because of the increasing number of studies suggesting evolutionary changes in life …

Incubating new ideas about avian reproduction/SJ Reynolds & DC Deeming--The fossil
record and evolution of avian egg nesting and incubation/DC Deeming--Nest construction …

In this foundational book, Robert Trivers seeks to answer one of the most provocative and
consequential questions to face humanity: why do we lie to ourselves? Deception is …

The interrelationship between wild animal, domestic animals and human health is
appreciated now more than ever before. This is because of the recognition of the …

Humans have a variety of direct and indirect impacts on wildlife and a number of methods
have been proposed to identify and quantify anthropogenic stressors that negatively impact …

1. In recent years there has been much interest in physiological trade-offs involving host
immune function and parasite defence, with the suggestion that they could play a pivotal role …