Essays about: "anti-predator behaviour"
Found 5 essays containing the words anti-predator behaviour.
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1. Evaluating the behavioural response of moose (Alces alces) to acoustic stimuli
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EcologyAbstract : Fear in animals is a motivational state that cause the animals to change their behaviour. Anti-predator behaviour is innate behaviours shown by prey species in situations where there is an increased risk of predation. This can be caused by the presence of the actual predator or by implied presence by acoustic, olfactory or visual cues. READ MORE
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2. Anti-predatory responses of White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) to simulated risk. Does poaching create a landscape of fear?
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Predators affect prey’s behaviour which can lead preys to change their spatial use of the habitat, creating a landscape of fear. This is not generally the case for white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum), which as megaherbivores (... READ MORE
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3. Fire effects in a landscape of fear : food availability and perceived predation risk as potential determinants of patch utilization by herbivore prey
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Context: A major effect of climatic change is the global increase in forest fires, which potentially creates an increase in food availability for herbivorous species. Also vegetation density and the numbers of tree logs increase in burned sites, and this is thought to influence the perceived risk of herbivore prey species, which affects their anti‐predator behaviour and thereby the patch utilization. READ MORE
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4. Do prey-animals in zoos need predators?
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : Today is one of the goals with zoos to conserve endangered species and some animals may also become reintroduced. But behaviours can change in generations of captive animals because of environments that differ from the wild. READ MORE
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5. Do enclosure characteristics affect anti-predator behaviour in the European bison (Bison bonasus)?
University essay from Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologiAbstract : Animals raised in captivity often fail to express appropriate anti-predator behaviour when reintroduced into the wild. The European bison (Bison bonasus) is a species that was close to extinction in the early 20th century but was saved in the last moment by intense captive breeding and subsequent reintroduction into the wild. READ MORE
