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Of the importance of fear in ecology (1)

3/23/2017

 
Fear, the anticipation of a potentially imminent danger, is taking over most decisions in modern human societies, from neighborhood watch program to foreign policy decisions. However, fear is not limited to human species and is now believed to influence almost all processes of animal ecology. The fear of being killed allows animals to escape predation, but in return diverts them from mating and eating. Lowering these activities down may have strong impact on population, community and ecosystem functioning.

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