Animal Vigilance: Monitoring Predators and Competitors - Guy Beauchamp

Developed as a follow-up to the author's previous work, Animal Vigilance by Guy Beauchamp, published by Academic Press, delves into various themes related to the development, mechanisms, evolution, and function of animal vigilance. This comprehensive review addresses the theoretical and empirical aspects of vigilance, encompassing a wide range of species and highlighting unifying themes.

For years, animal vigilance has been a focal point in the study of animal behavior, yet a comprehensive review of this topic has been lacking. This book fills that gap by bringing together the dispersed literature on vigilance, bridging the gap between models and empirical work, and uniting researchers focusing on different taxa.

• Tackles vigilance from all angles, theoretical and empirical, while including the broadest range of species to underscore unifying themes
• Discusses newer developments in the area, such as vigilance copying and the effect of food density
• Highlights recent challenges to assumptions of traditional models of vigilance, such as the assumption that vigilance is independent among group members, which is reviewed during discussion of synchronization and coordination of vigilance in a group
• Written by a top expert in animal vigilance

Published in 2015, this book is a valuable resource for students of animal behavior, professionals, and DIY enthusiasts interested in understanding the intricacies of animal vigilance.