Spatial and social behaviour are fundamental aspects of an animal's biology, and their
social and spatial environments are indelibly linked through mutual causes and shared …

Expansion of human activities into large carnivore habitats and of large carnivore ranges
into anthropogenic settings increase the potential for human-wildlife conflicts. Future …

Recent research highlights the ecological importance of individual variation in behavioural
predictability. Individuals may not only differ in their average expression of a behavioural …

Animal personality traits and the emergence of behavioural syndromes, ie between-
individual correlation of behaviours, are commonly quantified from behavioural observations …

Anthropogenic mortality of wildlife is typically inferred from measures of the absolute decline
in population numbers. However, increasing evidence suggests that indirect demographic …

As an important extrinsic source of mortality, harvest should select for fast reproduction and
accelerated life histories. However, if vulnerability to harvest depends upon female …

Human harvest can induce selection on life history and morphological traits, leading to
ecological and evolutionary responses. Our understanding of harvest-induced selection on …

Harvest by means of hunting is a commonly used tool in large carnivore management. To
evaluate the effects of harvest on populations, managers usually focus on numerical or …

Hunting mortality can affect population abundance, demography, patterns of dispersal and
philopatry, breeding, and genetic diversity. We investigated the effects of hunting on the …

Scent-mediated communication is considered the principal communication channel in many
mammal species. Compared with visual and vocal communication, odors persist for a longer …