Search Results - "behavior adaptation"
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Anthropogenic Habitat Loss and Fragmentation May Alter Coevolutionary Progress as Examined in a Brood Parasitism Model
Published 2025-07-01Subjects: “…behavior adaptation…”ABSTRACT Habitat loss and fragmentation (HLF) resulting from anthropogenic disturbances is one of the greatest threats to numerous threatened taxa facing extinction risks. HLF may devastate biodiversity through various pathways such as restricting animal movement and gene flow, reducing opportunitie...
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A most aggressive bear: Safari videos document sloth bear defense against tiger predation
Published 2024-07-01Subjects: Get full textAbstract Sloth bears are non‐carnivorous yet they attack more people than any other bear. They often stand up and charge explosively if a person mistakenly gets too close. Here, we argue that their aggression toward humans is an extension of their behavior toward tigers, which are their only natural...
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Behavioral flexibility is similar in two closely related species where only one is rapidly expanding its geographic range
Published 2025-07-01Subjects: “…behavioral flexibility, boat-tailed grackle, Quiscalus major, great-tailed grackle, Quiscalus mexicanus, focal follow, food type, range expansion, comparative approach, urbanization, urbanism, behavioral adaptation, innovativeness, exploration, persistence…”Human-modified environments are rapidly increasing, which puts other species in the precarious position of either adapting to the new challenges or, if they are not able to adapt, shifting their range to a more suitable environment. It is generally thought that behavioral flexibility, the ability to...
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