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 …

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 …

To survive, organisms must avoid predation and acquire nutrients and energy. Sensory
systems must correctly differentiate between potential predators and prey, and elicit …

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 …

Adaptive responses to predation are generally studied assuming only one predator type
exists, but most prey species are depredated by multiple types. When multiple types occur …

Animals failing to deter predation are eaten. Among the many deterrents to predation,
antipredator behaviors are perhaps the most variable, ranging from active (fight or flight) to …

Foraging theory was first developed to predict the behaviour of widely‐foraging animals that
actively search for prey. Although the behaviour of sit‐and‐wait predators often follows …

Predators can affect prey populations through changes in traits that reduce predation risk.
These trait changes (nonconsumptive effects, NCEs) can be energetically costly and cause …

Complexity is an important component of behaviour, but is rarely defined or quantitatively
analyzed. We tested the hypothesis that complex behaviours are functionally superior to …