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Who’s the big bad wolf afraid of? Investigating how humans affect the predatory behavior of wolves

This blog post is provided by Kristin Barker and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper “Large carnivores avoid humans while prioritizing prey acquisition in anthropogenic areas“, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. In the study, they investigate the impact of human activity on the behaviour of grey wolves, finding a nuanced response to different human influences depending on the context. Right now, … Continue reading Who’s the big bad wolf afraid of? Investigating how humans affect the predatory behavior of wolves

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#StoryBehindThePaper, Guest post

Beyond simple habituation: Anthropogenic habitats influence the escape behavior of spur-winged lapwings in response to both human and non-human threats

This blog post is provided by Bar-Ziv Michael, Sofer Aran, Gorovoy Adel and Spiegel Orr and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper “Beyond simple habituation: Anthropogenic habitats influence the escape behavior of spur-winged lapwings in response to both human and non-human threats“, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. In their paper they use a unique “Jack-Truck” to simulate a jackal predator, and explore … Continue reading Beyond simple habituation: Anthropogenic habitats influence the escape behavior of spur-winged lapwings in response to both human and non-human threats

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