Predation is an important selective force on prey species, but avoiding predators can be
costly. Efficient decisions on who to avoid (predator recognition) and when (situations with …

Predator functional responses describe predator feeding rates and are central to predator–
prey theory. Ecologists have measured thousands of predator functional responses using …

Variation in antipredation behavior should translate into variation in survival. Effective
general defenses, such as predator avoidance, decrease the likelihood that an individual is …

Prey species may adjust their use of antipredator behaviours to counter the hunting
strategies (eg ambush versus cursorial) and the level of risk imposed by different predators …

Antipredator behaviour is an important factor influencing survival probability of prey animals,
and it may evolve rapidly as a response to changes in predator regime. I studied …

The rates of interactions between predators and prey are fundamental to population and
food web dynamics. Yet, most ecological theory of predator–prey interaction rates deals …

The complexity of natural environments is an important component of animal behavior, and
laboratory environments often cannot reproduce that complexity. Strike‐induced …

Highlights•Skunk defences were more effective against mammalian predators than avian
predators.•Skunks fled sooner and more often from great horned owl calls than from coyote …

Research on coursing predators has revealed that actions throughout the predatory
behavioral sequence (using encounter rate, hunting rate, and kill rate as proxy measures of …

A growing body of evidence suggests that many prey attempt to prevent attack by signalling
that they have detected a predator and are able to escape. Much of the evidence for pursuit …