Concepts

Individual's reaction to a non-novel, risky situation

An aversion to novel stimuli, measured as latency to touch the puzzle box from stepping onto the platform

Proportional increase in body mass during the active growing season, calculated as August 15 body mass divided by June 1 body mass

The correlation between different demographic parameters (survival, reproduction, productivity) measured across the same time periods within a population

A measure of the variety of behaviors an individual uses, calculated using Shannon index across different behavioral categories during problem-solving trials

Risk-taking behavior calculated from flight initiation distance to a simulated predator approach

The duration of continuous engagement in a particular behavioral activity

The probability of detecting a species given that it is present at a site

Behavioral tendency to investigate novel environments, measured through open-field tests

The mean age of females when they lay eggs or give birth, calculated as the inverse of the sum of elasticities of population growth rate to changes in fecundities

The angle between the paths of predator and prey to the prey's refuge, expressing degree to which prey must run towards an approaching predator

When any social group contains 2 or more males with neither male forced to leave the group because of conflict

When animals prefer to associate with certain individuals over others within a group

Classification of female reproductive phase as gestation/lactation or post-reproductive/pre-hibernation