Individual responses to novel predation risk and the emergence of a landscape of fear

• Published in: Ecosphere
• Main Authors: Perry, Thomas A., Laforge, Michel P., Vander Wal, Eric, Knight, Thomas W., McLoughlin, Philip D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Ecological Society of America 2020
• Subjects: Canada; Gros Morne National Park; Alces alces
• Online Access: https://research.library.mun.ca/14856/; https://research.library.mun.ca/14856/1/ecs2.3216%20%281%29.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3216

Elucidating changes in prey behavior in response to a novel predator is key to understanding how individuals acclimate to shifting predation regimes. Such responses are predicted to vary among individuals as a function of the level of risk to which individuals are exposed, temporal changes in risk,...