Predator-induced stress and the ecology of fear

• Published in: Functional ecology Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 56 - 65
• Main Authors: Clinchy, Michael, Sheriff, Michael J., Zanette, Liana Y.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Blackwell Publishing 01.02.2013; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Animals; Creels; Demography; Ecology; Fear; Glucocorticoids; Human ecology; indirect predator effects; non‐consumptive effects; non‐lethal predator effects; Post traumatic stress disorder; post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); predation risk; Predators; Psychological stress; risk effects; SPECIAL FEATURE: THE ECOLOGY OF STRESS

1. Predator-induced stress has been used to exemplify the concept of stress for close to a century because almost everyone can imagine the terror of fleeing for one's life from a lion or a tiger. Yet, because it has been assumed to be acute and transitory, predator-induced stress has not been m...