The successful establishment and expansion of invasive species may be linked to the
behavior and dispersal tendency of individuals within an introduced population. To test the …

In recent years, considerable research interest in behavioral ecology has focused on
characterizing and understanding individual differences in behavior that are consistent over …

Tropical rainforests are species-rich, complex ecosystems. They are increasingly being
negatively affected by anthropogenic activity, which is rapidly and unpredictably altering …

The capacity for specialization and radiation make fish an excellent group in which to
investigate the depth and variety of animal cognition. Even though early observations of fish …

Examining the relevance of 'animal personality'involves linking consistent among-and within-
individual behavioural variation to fitness in the wild. Studies aiming to do this typically …

One explanation for animal personality is that different behavioural types derive from
different life-history strategies. Highly productive individuals, with high growth rates and high …

Recent years have seen a growth of interest in the consistent differences in individual
behaviour over time and contexts constituting the so-called “individual coping styles”. An …

Recent studies have shown that prey living under conditions of elevated predation risk
respond very differently to novel predators than prey living under low-risk conditions, by …

The ability to attract mates, acquire resources for reproduction, and successfully outcompete
rivals for fertilizations may make demands on cognitive traits—the mechanisms by which an …

Males in various species adjust their mate choice to sperm competition risk and intensity
arising when females potentially mate with several competing males. If males use social …