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impact environmental change reproduction survival wildlife often behaviourally mediated placing behavioural ecology central position quantify population communitylevel consequences anthropogenic threats biodiversity theme issue demonstrates recent conceptual methodological advances discipline applied inform conservation issue highlights focus behavioural ecology understanding variation behaviour individuals rather measuring population mean critical explaining demographic stochasticity thereby reducing fuzziness population models contributions also show importance knowing mechanisms behaviour achieved ie role learning reasoning instincts order understand behaviours change humanmodified environments function less likely adaptive recent work thus abandoned adaptationist paradigm early behavioural ecology increasingly measures evolutionary processes directly quantifying selection gradients phenotypic plasticity support quantitative predictions population community levels rich arsenal modelling techniques developed interdisciplinary approaches show promising prospects predicting effectiveness alternative management options social sciences movement ecology epidemiology particularly pertinent theme issue furthermore explores relevance behaviour global threat assessment practical advice given behavioural ecologists augment conservation impact carefully selecting promoting study systems increasing engagement local communities natural resource managers policymakers aim uncover nuts bolts natural systems work positions behavioural ecology squarely heart conservation biology perspective offers allimportant complement descriptive bigpicture approaches priority setting article part theme issue linking behaviour dynamics populations communities application novel approaches behavioural ecology conservation