Cognitive control of escape behaviour

DA Evans, AV Stempel, R Vale, T Branco - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2019 - cell.com
When faced with potential predators, animals instinctively decide whether there is a threat
they should escape from, and also when, how, and where to take evasive action. While …

Determinants of uncertainty in wildlife responses to human disturbance

Z Tablado, L Jenni - Biological Reviews, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Outdoor recreation is increasing in intensity and space. Areas previously inaccessible are
now being visited by ever‐growing numbers of people, which increases human–wildlife …

Reality as the leading cause of stress: rethinking the impact of chronic stress in nature

R Boonstra - Functional Ecology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic activation of the stress axis caused by long‐term uncontrollable and unpredictable
factors in the environment has been regarded as causing maladaptive and/or pathological …

Minimizing predation risk in a landscape of multiple predators: effects on the spatial distribution of African ungulates

M Thaker, AT Vanak, CR Owen, MB Ogden… - Ecology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Studies that focus on single predator–prey interactions can be inadequate for understanding
antipredator responses in multi‐predator systems. Yet there is still a general lack of …

Behavioral syndromes as evolutionary constraints

NA Dochtermann, NJ Dingemanse - Behavioral Ecology, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Behaviors are commonly correlated between individuals in so-called “behavioral
syndromes.” Between-individual correlations of phenotypic traits can change the trajectories …

Learning in non‐avian reptiles 40 years on: advances and promising new directions

B Szabo, DWA Noble, MJ Whiting - Biological Reviews, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, there has been a surge in cognition research using non‐avian reptile systems. As
a diverse group of animals, non‐avian reptiles [turtles, the tuatara, crocodylians, and …

Animal reactions to oncoming vehicles: a conceptual review

SL Lima, BF Blackwell, TL DeVault… - Biological …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Animal–vehicle collisions (AVC s) are a substantial problem in a human‐dominated world,
but little is known about what goes wrong, from the animal's perspective, when a collision …

Wind farms have cascading impacts on ecosystems across trophic levels

M Thaker, A Zambre, H Bhosale - Nature ecology & evolution, 2018 - nature.com
Wind farms are a cleaner alternative to fossil fuels for mitigating the effects of climate
change, but they also have complex ecological consequences. In the biodiversity hotspot of …

On again, off again: acute stress response and negative feedback together predict resilience to experimental challenges

C Zimmer, CC Taff, DR Ardia, TA Ryan… - Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Individuals often vary markedly in their ability to cope with stressors, but the drivers of this
variation remain poorly understood. Many studies have tested relationships among …

Stress and success: individual differences in the glucocorticoid stress response predict behavior and reproductive success under high predation risk

MN Vitousek, BR Jenkins, RJ Safran - Hormones and Behavior, 2014 - Elsevier
A fundamental element of how vertebrates respond to stressors is by rapidly elevating
circulating glucocorticoid hormones. Individual variation in the magnitude of the …