Benjamin Robira

Spatial segregation and multi-scale space-use adjustments to socio-ecological variables in western gorillas

This study examines spatial segregation and multi-scale space-use adjustments in western gorillas, finding that home range shifts and daily movements are influenced by socio-ecological factors rather than territorial behavior.

The ecology of remembering and forgetting: quantity-quality trade-offs in the spatiotemporal memory of a forager

This study uses simulations to show that memory trade-offs between quantity and quality affect foraging efficiency, with larger memory not always being beneficial in certain environments.

Living with urban fear: vervet monkey response to an evolutionarily new predator

This study examines how vervet monkeys respond to domestic dogs, an evolutionarily new predator, showing they use ingrained behaviors and spatial memory but fail to adapt to new risk labels.

Movement responses to lethal risk: an integrative analysis of proactive and reactive antipredator behaviours in a large herbivore

This study examines how red deer balance proactive and reactive antipredator behaviors in response to human hunting, showing that proaction dominates in predictable risk scenarios while reaction becomes critical when risk is unavoidable.

Behavioural flexibility and its drivers in semi-urban vervet monkeys

This study investigates whether anthropogenic experience drives behavioural flexibility in vervet monkeys, finding no link between experience and flexibility traits.