Low mortality rate is often associated with slow life history, and so far, has mainly been
assessed through examinations of specific adaptations and lifestyles that limit mortality risk …

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

Landscape-level connectivity models developed in geographic information systems (GIS)
produce hypothetical objects proposed to connect areas of habitat in fragmented …

Many animals socialize in two or more major ecological contexts. In nature, these contexts
often involve one situation in which space is more constrained (eg shared refuges, sleeping …

Many animals rely on the acoustic environment for functions spanning mate attraction,
navigation and predator and prey detection. Growing evidence focused on human-altered …

Abstract Aim The distribution of Yersinia pestis, the pathogen that causes plague in humans,
is reliant upon transmission between host species; however, the degree to which host …

Anthropogenic disturbances are widely recognized for their far-reaching consequences on
the survival and reproduction of wildlife, but we understand comparatively little about their …

Natural selection is expected to favor the evolution of threat-sensitive behaviors that permit
individuals to adaptively detect and respond to danger. However, because time allocated to …

Understanding why some individuals are more prone to carry parasites and spread
diseases than others is a key question in biology. Although epidemiologists and disease …

As humans continue to alter natural habitats, many wild animals are facing novel suites of
environmental stimuli. These changes, including increased human–wildlife interactions, may …