Science news articles about 'ecology of fear'

... ecology of fear, like other concepts from predator-prey theory, also extends to parasites, new research suggests ...

... of their prey, scientists said. But through what's been called the "ecology of fear" they also affect the behavior of the prey, with ripple ... University and the University of Washington, and was published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, a professional journal. "For too long ...

... and also disrupt their behavior through what we call the 'ecology of fear,'" Ripple said. "Coyotes have a flexible, wide ... , the researchers said, it's also important to maintain what they call "ecologically effective" wolf populations, the researchers wrote ...

... and even change how herbivores behave when they feel threatened by predation -- an important aspect they call the "ecology of fear." "In systems where large predators ...