Parasites, by definition, have a negative effect on their host. However, in wild mammal
health and conservation research, sub‐lethal infections are commonly assumed to have …

The trade off between energy gained and expended is the foundation of understanding how,
why and when animals perform any activity. Based on the concept that animal movements …

Effective ecosystem-based fishery management involves assessment of foraging
interactions among consumers, including upper level predators such as marine birds and …

Simple Summary Behavioral observations are widely considered easy-to-apply and
straightforward animal welfare measures for animals under human care. In the present …

Many populations consist of individuals that differ consistently in their foraging behaviour
through resource or foraging site selection. Foraging site fidelity has been reported in …

Movement is a necessary yet energetically expensive process for motile animals. Yet how
individuals modify their behaviour to take advantage of environmental conditions and hence …

Two main techniques have dominated the field of ecological energetics: the heart rate and
doubly labelled water methods. Although well established, they are not without their …

Abstract Knowledge of the spectrum and frequency of species-appropriate behaviors is
valuable when evaluating the welfare of animals living under professional care. Dolphins …

Quantifying prey characteristics is important for understanding the foraging behaviour of
predators, which ultimately influence the structure and function of entire ecosystems …

Resource acquisition is integral to maximise fitness, however in many ecosystems this
requires adaptation to resource abundance and distributions that seldom stay constant. For …