Behavioural responses are widely held to allow animals to cope with human-induced
environmental changes. Less often appreciated is that the absence of behavioural response …

Despite a long history of animal studies investigating co** styles, the causal connections
between behavior and stress physiology remain unclear. Consistency across taxa in effect …

Animals have to face different challenges related to the rapid expansion of urbanization in
their environments, so being behaviorally flexible will allow them to thrive in these scenarios …

Neophobia, the fear of novelty, is an ecologically important response which enables animals
to avoid potentially harmful situations. Neophobia is a cognitive process by which …

Neophobia, an aversive response to novelty, is a behavior with critical ecological and
evolutionary relevance for wild populations because it directly influences animals' ability to …

Some individuals respond to new objects, foods, or environments with wariness
(neophobia), whereas others are willing to approach and explore. Because novel stimuli can …

Phenotypic plasticity, and in particular its behavioral component, is considered to be a key
trait that could help organisms facing the diversity of challenges from their environment and …

Neophobia across social contexts in juvenile herring gulls Page 1 Neophobia across social
contexts in juvenile herring gulls Reinoud Allaert1,2, Sophia Knoch2,3, Simon Braem1,2, Dries …

Animals vary in how much they respond to risk and the extent to which they can modify their
responsiveness over time. How and why animals vary has important consequences for …

Neophobia, the avoidance of a novel stimulus, demonstrates the cognitive process of
distinguishing novelty from familiarity. Different factors affect neophobia such as evolutionary …