@article{fdi:010062672,
  title = {{I}s na{\¨ie}vet{\'e} forever ? {A}lien predator and aggressor recognition by two endemic island reptiles},
  author = {{G}{\'e}rard, {A}. and {J}ourdan, {H}erv{\'e} and {C}ugni{\`e}re, {C}. and {M}illon, {A}. and {V}idal, {E}ric},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he disproportionate impacts of invasive predators are often attributed to the na{\¨ie}vet{\'e}, (i.e., inefficient or non-existing anti-predator behavior) of island native species having evolved without such predators. {N}a{\¨ie}vet{\'e}, has long been regarded as a fixed characteristic, but a few recent studies indicate a capacity for behavioral adaptation in native species in contact with alien predators. {H}ere, we tested whether two reptiles endemic to {N}ew {C}aledonia, a skink, {C}aledoniscincus austrocaledonicus, and a gecko, {B}avayia septuiclavis, recognized and responded to the odor of six introduced species (two rodents, the feral cat, and three species of ants). {W}e used an experimental design in which reptiles had a choice of retreat sites with or without the odor of predators or aggressors. {S}kinks avoided two or three of the predators, whereas geckos avoided at most one. {T}hese results suggest that diurnal skinks are more responsive than nocturnal geckos to the odor of introduced predators. {N}either skinks nor geckos avoided the three species of ants. {T}hus, the odors of alien predators are shown to influence retreat site selection by two native island reptiles. {M}oreover, the study suggests that this loss of naivete varies among native species, probably as a consequence of the intensity of the threat and of time since introduction. {T}hese findings argue for re-thinking the behavioral flexibility of ectothermic reptiles in terms of their responses to biological invasion.},
  keywords = {{N}a{\¨ie}vet{\'e} ; {A}nti-predator response ; {R}etreat site selection ; {I}nvasive species ; {B}ehavioral adaptation ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{N}aturwissenschaften},
  volume = {101},
  numero = {11},
  pages = {921--927},
  ISSN = {0028-1042},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1007/s00114-014-1233-8},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062672},
}