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Human shields alter antipredator behavior in Guenther's dik-dik (Madoqua guentheri)
Raymond O. Owino, Isobel Hawkins, Iris Noordermeer…·Jesse M. Alston
This study shows that Guenther's dik-dik in areas with higher human activity have shorter flight initiation distances and respond more to non-specific predation cues than to predator cues that avoid humans.
DOI 10.1101/2025.09.07.674752