The selection pressures that arise from capturing prey and avoiding predators are some of
the strongest biotic forces shaping animal form and function. Examining how performance …

Research on predator–prey interactions often focuses largely on prey behaviour, treating
predators as static danger, rather than as active behavioural participants that can respond …

Highlights•We studied natural encounters between rattlesnakes and kangaroo rats.•The rats'
antipredator signalling reduced the probability of rattlesnake attacks.•The rats dodged …

Highlights•Prey face trade-offs across multiple stages of the antipredator response.•We
explore repeatability of antipredator responses and correlations between stages.•Human …

Prey that spend a large proportion of their time foraging must trade-off between predator
defence and feeding. Because predation risk can be a cost in desert granivores, we …

Kangaroo rats, Dipodomys, occupy desert habitats with little cover and thus are under high
predation risk from diverse predators. The behavior used to assess predation risk or to …

When predators rely on high-speed movements to capture prey, prey often exhibit traits that
result in correspondingly extreme physical performance. Biomechanical studies of these …

Injuries are common in animals of diverse taxa and are usually attributed to encounters with
predators. Although often non‐lethal, injuries nevertheless represent effects of predators that …

The “life-dinner principle” posits that there is greater selection pressure on the species that
have more to lose in an interaction. Thus, based on the asymmetry within predator-prey …

How predators and prey interact has important consequences for population dynamics and
community stability. Here we explored how predator-prey interactions are simultaneously …