The concept of a pace‐of‐life syndrome describes inter‐and intraspecific variation in several
life‐history traits along a slow‐to‐fast pace‐of‐life continuum, with long lifespans, low …

Urbanization poses a major threat to biodiversity worldwide. We focused on birds as a well-
studied taxon of interest, in order to review literature on traits that influence responses to …

Birds of prey have been, in comparison to other avian groups, an uncommon study model,
mainly due to the limitations imposed by their conservative life strategy (low population …

As an extension of the classic life history theory, the recently highlighted pace-of-life
syndrome hypothesis predicts the coevolution of behavioral, physiological and life-history …

Although habitat transformation is one of the main causes of biodiversity loss, there are
many examples of species successfully occupying and even proliferating in highly human …

As cities continue to grow it is increasingly important to understand the long-term responses
of wildlife to urban environments. There have been increased efforts to determine whether …

Behavioral studies are fundamental to understanding how animal populations face global
change. Although much research has centered upon the idea that individuals can adaptively …

A fundamental tenet of maternal effects assumes that maternal variance over time should
have discordant consequences for offspring traits across litters. Yet, seldom are parents …

The depopulation of rural areas by humans (or rural exodus) in southern Europe, and the
associated abandonment of cropland, had marked ecological consequences on wildlife …

Flight initiation distance (FID), a measure of an animal's tolerance to human disturbance and
a descriptor of its fear of humans, is increasingly employed for conservation purposes and to …