Factors affecting flight initiation distance in American robins

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The responses of American robins to approaching humans is investigated with the help of 2 attributes of an approaching human that might influence an animal's assessment of risk, by examining flight initiation distance and the distance at which they become alert. Greatest flight initiation distance is reported when the approaching person was not on paths and was looking at them, while the lowest flight initiation distance was observed when the person was on a path and not looking at the robins, indicating that they use gaze direction to assess risk.

Author: Coleman, Brian, Eason, Perri K., Sherman, Peter T., Rankin, Otwell
United States, Behavior, Human-animal relationships, Gaze, Robins

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Survival of Grand and Otago skinks following predator control

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The survival wild animals facing predator attacks is studied by focusing on the survival of lizard species Grand and Otago from feral cats in New Zealand.

Author: Tocher, Mandy D.
New Zealand, Predatory animals, Predator control

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Effects of vegetation loss on a Sand Dune Lizard

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The negative effects of vegetation loss on wildlife is studied by focusing on Egypt's Sand Dune Lizard.

Author: Eason, Perri K., Attum, Omar A.
Egypt, Evaluation, Habitat partitioning (Biology), Habitat partitioning (Ecology), Vegetation dynamics

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Subjects list: Research, Varieties, Lizards, Animal ecology
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