Predator–prey interactions are critical in ecological communities, but it is increasingly clear
that a predator's effect goes beyond eating prey. Fear of predators may also alter the …

Pair-formation is a common social system among animals. However, the use of the term
'pairformation'is often ambiguous, and the assumed reproductive importance of pairing often …

Coral reefs are degrading globally due to increased environmental stressors including
warming and elevated levels of pollutants. These stressors affect not only habitat-forming …

The importance of top‐down effects in structuring ecological communities has been widely
debated by ecologists. One way in which to examine these processes is to study the …

Recent studies demonstrate that the elevated temperatures predicted to occur by the end of
the century can affect the physiological performance and behaviour of larval and juvenile …

Human noise pollution has increased markedly since the start of industrialization and there
is international concern about how this may impact wildlife. Here we determined whether …

Body size is closely linked to mortality rates in many animals, although the overarching
patterns in this relationship have rarely been considered for multiple species. A meta …

Noise produced by anthropogenic activities is increasing in many marine ecosystems. We
investigated the effect of playback of boat noise on fish cognition. We focused on noise from …

Ocean acidification and warming, driven by anthropogenic CO2 emissions, are considered
to be among the greatest threats facing marine organisms. While each stressor in isolation …

The structural complexity of coral reef environments has a strong influence on the
assemblage of reef-associated fishes and invertebrates. These unique ecosystems provide …