Concepts
9 concepts
alarm communication
Vocal signals produced in response to predator detection to warn conspecifics or communicate threat information
group size effect
The hypothesis that animals allocate less time to antipredator vigilance as a function of increasing numbers of animals foraging together
recreational trail impacts
Effects of human recreational activities on wildlife communities through habitat alteration, disturbance, and behavioral changes
dominance hierarchy
Social ranking system based on agonistic interactions where some individuals consistently dominate others
acoustic communication
Communication through sound production that requires receivers to detect and discern between distinct acoustic signals
interaction strength
cut points
Number of social ties that if cut will result in two or more separate networks, measuring group fragmentation
social microbiome
The relationship between the microbiome and sociality in animals
predation risk
Risk of being consumed by predators, which differs between fish-containing and fishless streams