Methodology
For the preparation of manuscripts and research, we conducted an
extensive literature search for manuscripts that covered the terms
‘landscape of fear’, ‘animal communication’, ‘giving up density’,
‘predation risk’ and ‘ecology of fear’, and related terms. Searches were
conducted via Google Scholar, Web of Science, JSTOR, PeerJ, and Wiley
Interscience Online Library. Literature deemed relevant in the aspect of
calculation of landscape of fear, interpretation of the landscape of
fear, the spatial distribution of predation risk, future recommendation
of the concept and the so-called limitation of the concept were included
in the database and proceeding reference ist. Every article was studied
based on the (1) type of the article (factual, review, opinion), (2)
types and numbers of predator/prey studied, (3) sensory modality used in
the study and (4) results/interpretations that bring larger
understanding about the concept. Much of this publication was inspired
by three manuscripts not attached in the reference list (since they are
unpublished and not peer-reviewed); Kathan Bandyopadhyay’s MSc thesis
(Bandyopadhyay 2019), Sam Ashby’s BSc thesis (Ashby 2020) and Warren’s
BSc thesis (Warren 2020).