Identifying the most effective behavioural assays and predator cues for quantifying anti-predator responses in mammals: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mammals, globally, are facing population declines. Protecting and breeding threatened populations inside predator-free havens and translocating them back to the wild is commonly viewed as a solution. These approaches can expose predator-naïve animals to predators they have never encountered and as a result, many conservation projects have failed due to the predation of individuals that lacked appropriate anti-predator responses. Hence, robust ways to measure anti-predator responses are urgently needed to help identify naïve populations at risk, to select appropriate animals for translocation, and to monitor managed populations for changes in anti-predator traits. Here, we undertake a systematic review that collates existing behavioural assays of anti-predator responses a

SUBMITTER: Harrison ND 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11378833 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature