Variation in cognitive abilities is thought to be linked to variation in brain size, which varies
across species with either social factors (Social Intelligence Hypothesis) or ecological …

A fundamental question of current ecological research concerns the drives and limits of
species responses to human-induced rapid environmental change (HIREC). Behavioural …

Scatter‐hoarding small mammals act as both seed predators and seed dispersers in forest
ecosystems. Their choices regarding consuming or caching seeds must balance the risk of …

Affective states can be inferred from responses to ambiguous and threatening stimuli, using
Judgement Bias Tasks (JBTs) and Attention Bias Tasks (ABTs). We investigated the …

Small mammals are key scatter hoarders in forest ecosystems, acting as both seed
predators and dispersers. The outcome of their interactions (ie, predation vs. dispersal) is …

Animals exhibit considerable and consistent among-individual variation in cognitive abilities,
even within a population. Recent studies have attempted to address this variation using …

Background & Aims: The relationship between rodents and seeds represents an integral
component of the structure and functional maintenance of forest ecosystems. Previous …

Highlights•We compared innovative problem-solving performance of rural and urban
rodents.•Urban individuals outperformed rural ones across situations.•Bolder animals were …

Foraging is risky and involves balancing the benefits of resource acquisition with costs of
predation. Optimal foraging theory predicts where, when and how long to forage in a given …

Perceived predation risk varies in space and time creating a landscape of fear. This key
feature of an animal's environment is classically studied as a species‐specific property …