Behavioural Plasticity by Eastern Grey Kangaroos in Response to Human Behaviour

摘要: Sharing landscapes with humans is an increasingly fraught challenge for wildlife across the globe. While some species benefit from by exploiting novel opportunities (e.g., provision of resources or removal competitors predators), many experience harmful effects, either directly through persecution indirectly loss habitat. Consequently, have been shown to be attracted human presence while others avoid us. For any given population a single species, though, question whether they can recognise and change their response depending on type actions (i.e., positive negative) has received little attention date. In this study, we chose examine behavioural plasticity within eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus) both negative activity. Within relatively small contiguous landscape, identified areas where combination low high frequencies benign disturbances. From six sampling sessions over five months, found that density group sizes were higher acted benignly towards them, these groups had representations sub-adults juveniles than intentions. Importantly, vital antipredator strategy increasing size distance cover was not detectable at sites levels harm. Our findings suggest are recognising adjusting fine spatial scales, trait may key survival in dominated landscapes.