Long-term removal increases risk aversion of a widely introduced predatory fish

• Published in: Biological invasions Vol. 27; no. 6; p. 146
• Main Authors: Detmer, Thomas M., Almeida, L. Zoe, Hill, Andrew A., Ramsey, J. Wulfgar, St. John, Carl A., Zarri, Liam, McIntyre, Peter B., Kraft, Clifford E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.06.2025; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aversion; Avoidance behavior; Bass; Biomedical and Life Sciences; boats; Developmental Biology; Ecology; Economic impact; Environmental impact; escape behavior; Fish; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Introduced species; Invasive species; Lakes; Lepomis gibbosus; Life Sciences; Micropterus dolomieu; Nonnative species; Original Paper; Plant Sciences; predatory fish; risk; Risk aversion; Risk management; Risk reduction; species; Behavioral adaptation; Flight initiation distance (FID); Smallmouth bass; Species removal; Risk aversion behavior

Introduced and invasive species management often focuses on active culling to limit their ecological and economic impacts, creating potential for inadvertent selection for behavioral adaptations. We compared flight initiation distance (FID), an avoidance behavior that could reduce reduced risk of ca...