Level of local human disturbance and feeding state determines escape behaviour in Eurasian Oystercatchers

Ethology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bukola DA Azaki ◽  
Will Cresswell
Keyword(s):  
Human Disturbance ◽  
Escape Behaviour

Changes in escape behaviour of black iguanas (Ctenosaura similis) over an anthropogenic disturbance gradient

Behaviour ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Pooja Panwar ◽  
Pilar Angélica Gómez-Ruiz ◽  
Matthew N. Zipple ◽  
Luis Sandoval
Keyword(s):  
Human Disturbance ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
Anthropogenic Disturbance ◽  
Escape Behaviour ◽  
Human Presence ◽  
Disturbed Areas ◽  
Disturbance Gradient ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Ctenosaura Similis ◽  
Flight Initiation

Abstract Studies on the impact of human activity on animal behaviour are critical for understanding the extent to which humans affect ecological dynamics. Previous studies have found that human presence alters antipredator behaviours, which can be measured by flight initiation distance (FID). We investigated escape behaviour of 96 black iguanas (Ctenosaura similis) across a gradient of human disturbance in six sites inside a protected area in Costa Rica. We used a field experiment to test for effect of human disturbance on FID. We found that individuals from higher disturbance sites had shorter FIDs, meaning that black iguanas from disturbed areas allow closer approaches. This finding is consistent with the prediction that some animals become more habituated to human presence as the degree of human disturbance increases. We propose that black iguanas’ ability to alter their behaviour in response to humans’ presence could make them especially adept at invading new environments.

scholarly journals Gallant geese, fearful flocks? Flock size and heterospecifics alter the escape behaviour of an invasive goose

2018 ◽  
Vol 148 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelien Deboelpaep ◽  
Pieter-Jan Keleman ◽  
Bram Vanschoenwinkel ◽  
Nico Koedam
Keyword(s):  
Human Disturbance ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Species Assemblages ◽  
Canada Goose ◽  
Flock Size ◽  
Escape Behaviour ◽  
Buffer Zones ◽  
Local Species ◽  
Escape Responses ◽  
Flight Initiation

While escape responses are shown to differ in areas with varying levels of human disturbance, it is not known to what extent these reactions depend on the composition of local species assemblages. We investigated variation in three flight response metrics for the invasive Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) in Belgium in three locations with different human accessibility. Results indicate that heterospecific birds and flock size affected flight initiation distances of the Canada Goose, but that these effects are location-specific. Escape responses were most pronounced in the nature reserve with the lowest human accessibility, and highly reduced in the recreational park. This study illustrates that, when buffer zones are being developed, generalising escape behaviour of birds may lead to potentially dangerous overestimations of their tolerance to human disturbance.

Factors affecting the escape behaviour of juvenile chinstrap penguins, Pygoscelis antarctica, in response to human disturbance

Polar Biology ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 27 (12) ◽  
pp. 775-781 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Martín ◽  
Liesbeth de Neve ◽  
Juan Antonio Fargallo ◽  
Vicente Polo ◽  
Manuel Soler
Keyword(s):  
Human Disturbance ◽  
Escape Behaviour ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Pygoscelis Antarctica

Effects of human disturbance on understory woody species composition and diversity in fengshui forests

2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lü Hao-rong ◽  
Liu Song-song ◽  
Zhu Jian-yun ◽  
Ye Yong-chang ◽  
Chen Hong-yue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Composition ◽  
Human Disturbance ◽  
Woody Species

Understanding the effects of human disturbance on scorpion diversity in Brazilian tropical forests

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
André F. A. Lira ◽  
Stênio I. A. Foerster ◽  
Renato P. Salomão ◽  
Tiago J. Porto ◽  
Cleide M. R. Albuquerque ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forests ◽  
Human Disturbance

scholarly journals Impact of human disturbance on temporal partitioning within carnivore communities

Mammal Review ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Sévêque ◽  
Louise K. Gentle ◽  
José Vicente López‐Bao ◽  
Richard W. Yarnell ◽  
Antonio Uzal
Keyword(s):  
Human Disturbance ◽  
Temporal Partitioning

scholarly journals To what extent does the species composition of Macaronesian laurel forests depend on their human disturbance history and environmental drivers?

2021 ◽  
Vol 497 ◽  
pp. 119468
Author(s):  
Jesús Parada-Díaz ◽  
Jürgen Kluge ◽  
Víctor Bello-Rodríguez ◽  
Marcelino J. Del Arco Aguilar ◽  
Juana María González-Mancebo
Keyword(s):  
Species Composition ◽  
Human Disturbance ◽  
Environmental Drivers ◽  
Disturbance History
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