title: Human shield effect: (n.) the reduction in vigilance that prey animals exhibit when human observers are present.
authors.forename: Jason G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Goldman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001143:Arousal; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D005260:Female; D000882:Haplorhini / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D011235:Predatory Behavior