The social transmission of stress in animal collectives

HB Brandl, JC Pruessner… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The stress systems are powerful mediators between the organism's systemic dynamic
equilibrium and changes in its environment beyond the level of anticipated fluctuations. Over …

[PDF][PDF] The influence of human activity on predator–prey spatiotemporal overlap.

A Van Scoyoc, JA Smith, KM Gaynor… - Journal of Animal …, 2023 - nature.berkeley.edu
Despite growing evidence of widespread impacts of humans on animal behaviour, our
understanding of how humans reshape species interactions remains limited. 2. Here, we …

LoTE-Animal: A long time-span dataset for endangered animal behavior understanding

D Liu, J Hou, S Huang, J Liu, Y He… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - openaccess.thecvf.com
Understanding and analyzing animal behavior is increasingly essential to protect
endangered animal species. However, the application of advanced computer vision …

Dynamic balancing of risks and rewards in a large herbivore: Further extending predator–prey concepts to road ecology

MP Poulin, SG Cherry, JA Merkle - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Animal behaviour is shaped by the ability to identify risks and profitably balance the levels of
risks encountered with the payoffs experienced. Anthropogenic disturbances like roads …

Humans and traffic influence European wildcat behaviour in pastoral landscapes

H Ruiz-Villar, A Morales-González, JV López-Bao… - Animal Behaviour, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•Human presence increased time spent alert and reduced foraging
behaviour.•Wildcats spent more time hunting in scenarios with high traffic and closer to …

Site fidelity and behavioral plasticity regulate an ungulate's response to extreme disturbance

SES Kreling, KM Gaynor, A McInturff… - Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
With rapid global change, the frequency and severity of extreme disturbance events are
increasing worldwide. The ability of animal populations to survive these stochastic events …

[PDF][PDF] The role of humans in dynamic landscapes of fear

MS Palmer, KM Gaynor, JO Abraham… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2023 - par.nsf.gov
Lethal and nonlethal human activities can have an important role in inducing dynamic
landscapes of fear by instilling fear in wild animals, as underscored by Moleón and Sánchez …

[HTML][HTML] Mountain lions avoid burned areas and increase risky behavior after wildfire in a fragmented urban landscape

RV Blakey, JA Sikich, DT Blumstein, SPD Riley - Current Biology, 2022 - cell.com
Urban environments are high risk areas for large carnivores, where anthropogenic
disturbances can reduce fitness and increase mortality risk. 1 When catastrophic events like …

Poisoned chalice: Use of transformed landscapes associated with increased persistent organic pollutant concentrations and potential immune effects for an adaptable …

GRM Leighton, JM Bishop, PR Camarero… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Wildlife around cities bioaccumulate multiple harmful environmental pollutants associated
with human activities. Exposure severity can vary based on foraging behaviour and habitat …

Mesopredators retain their fear of humans across a development gradient

CM Reilly, JP Suraci, JA Smith, Y Wang… - Behavioral …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Anthropogenic impacts on wildlife behavior arise both from the immediate presence of
people, which induces fear responses in many species, and the human footprint (ie …