Disgust and Consumer Behaviour

Powell, Philip A.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-84486-8_15

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“…The ecology of disgust is still in its infancy and transitioning from theory to practice is challenging. However, based on the growing literature about parasite avoidance in nature (Table S1) and the efficient use of disgust in public health (Biran et al, 2014; Curtis, 2011) and consumer behaviour (Powell, 2021), we propose five contexts, with examples of species, in which disgust‐related avoidance behaviours could be further applied. These include endangered species reintroduction and survival, invasive species, crop‐raiding, urban pests and animal tourism.…”

Section: Disgust: a Sculpture Of Evolution To Prevent Infectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Disgust in animals and the application of disease avoidance to wildlife management and conservation

Sarabian

Wilkinson

Sigaud

et al. 2023

Journal of Animal Ecology

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Disgust is an adaptive system hypothesized to have evolved to reduce the risk of becoming sick. It is associated with behavioural, cognitive and physiological responses tuned to allow animals to avoid and/or get rid of parasites, pathogens and toxins. Little is known about the mechanisms and outcomes of disease avoidance in wild animals. Furthermore, given the escalation of negative human‐wildlife interactions, the translation of such knowledge into the design of evolutionarily relevant conservation and wildlife management strategies is becoming urgent. Contemporary methods in animal ecology and related fields, using direct (sensory cues) or indirect (remote sensing technologies and machine learning) means, provide a flexible toolbox for testing and applying disgust at individual and collective levels. In this review/perspective paper, we provide an empirical framework for testing the adaptive function of disgust and its associated disease avoidance behaviours across species, from the least to the most social, in different habitats. We predict various trade‐offs to be at play depending on the social system and ecology of the species. We propose five contexts in which disgust‐related avoidance behaviours could be applied, including endangered species rehabilitation, invasive species, crop‐raiding, urban pests and animal tourism. We highlight some of the perspectives and current challenges of testing disgust in the wild. In particular, we recommend future studies to consider together disease, predation and competition risks. We discuss the ethics associated with disgust experiments in the above contexts. Finally, we promote the creation of a database gathering disease avoidance evidence in animals and its applications.

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Section: Disgust: a Sculpture Of Evolution To Prevent Infectionmentioning

confidence: 99%