Human shield effect: (n.) The reduction in vigilance that prey animals exhibit when human observers are present.

• Autores: Jason G. Goldman
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 311, Nº. 4, 2014, págs. 21-21
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses research by Katarzyna Nowak of Durham State University and colleagues published in "Behavioral Ecology" on the "human shield effect," a type of observer effect in which prey animals exhibit less caution while searching for food when a human is nearby.