Nature-inspired optimization algorithms can solve different engineering and scientific
problems owing to their easiness and flexibility. There is no need for structural modifications …

Starvation is defined as a failure to consume food following an extrinsic limitation. By
focusing on arthropods, I provide here a detailed review of how starvation affects foraging …

Competition for resources is a ubiquitous feature of life, and a central topic in behavioral
ecology. Organisms use assessment strategies to resolve contests, which can be delineated …

A Lotka–Volterra predator–prey model incorporating predator cannibalism is proposed and
studied in this paper. The existence and stability of all possible equilibria of the system are …

Cannibalism, once viewed as a rare or aberrant behavior, is now recognized to be
widespread and to contribute broadly to the self‐regulation of many populations …

Body size influences an individual's physiology and the nature of its intra‐and interspecific
interactions. Changes in this key functional trait can therefore have important implications for …

Cannibalism is taxonomically widespread and can have large impacts on individual fitness
and population‐level processes. As such, identifying how cannibalism rates vary in …

From invertebrates to vertebrates, a wealth of species display transient sociality during their
life cycle. Investigating the causes of dispersal in temporary associations is important to …

The costs of foraging can be high while also carrying significant risks, especially for
consumers feeding at the top of the food chain. To mitigate these risks, many predators …

The effect of two environmental variables, hunger level (fed or not fed before behavioural
assays) and time of day (morning or afternoon), on the boldness and aggressiveness of …