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Trap Avoidance

Trap Avoidance is a behavioral mechanism in human-wildlife interaction studies wherein individual animals exhibit learned or innate responses that reduce their likelihood of encountering or being captured by anthropogenic traps, distinguished from other avoidance behaviors by its specific focus on evading physical capture devices deployed by humans.

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2017–2026

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Chimpanzees solve the trap problem when the confound of tool-use is removed.

Amanda M. Seed, Josep Call, Nathan J. Emery et al. · Journal of Experimental Psychology Animal Behavior Processes · 2009 · 150 citations

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Non-tool-using rooks, Corvus frugilegus, solve the trap-tube problem

Sabine Tebbich, Amanda M. Seed, Nathan J. Emery et al. · Animal Cognition · 2006 · 112 citations

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Trap avoidance and protection schemes in networks with shared risk link groups

Dahai Xu, Yizhi Xiong, Chunming Qiao et al. · Journal of Lightwave Technology · 2003 · 112 citations

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Abundance estimates of small mammals in Australian tropical rainforest: a comparison of four trapping methods

W. F. Laurance · Wildlife Research · 1992 · 75 citations

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Pathological Responses of Red Foxes to Foothold Traps

Terry J. Kreeger, P. J. White, U. S. Seal et al. · Journal of Wildlife Management · 1990 · 73 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. JC
    Josep Call

    Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Germany

    4 publications · 265 citations

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  2. NJ
    Nathan J. Emery

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 262 citations

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  3. NS
    Nicola S. Clayton

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 262 citations

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  4. LE
    Lydia E. Belton

    University of Pretoria, South Africa

    2 publications · 33 citations

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  5. JM
    Jane M. Waterman

    University of Central Florida, United States

    2 publications · 33 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

    Leipzig, Germany

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    547 citations

  2. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    472 citations

  3. University of Auckland

    Auckland, New Zealand

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    42 citations

  4. AT&T (United States)

    Bedminster, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    179 citations

  5. New South Wales Department of Primary Industries

    Orange, Australia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    42 citations

  6. University of Pretoria

    Pretoria, South Africa

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    99 citations

  7. University of Central Florida

    Orlando, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    33 citations

  8. University at Buffalo, State University of New York

    Buffalo, United States

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    537 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Mammalogy

    JM · 4 publications · 109 citations

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  2. Journal of Wildlife Management

    4 publications · 153 citations

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  3. Fisheries Research

    2 publications · 42 citations

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  4. African Zoology

    2 publications · 33 citations

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  5. Canadian Journal of Zoology

    2 publications · 40 citations

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