Risk sensitivity among species: A meta-analysis

We are conducting an ongoing study within risk-sensitive foraging behavior, examining the parameters of approximately 109 research studies. Data has been collected pertaining to body size (g), basal metabolic rate (W), the basal metabolic rate per mass (W/g), the lifespan in years of the species, the sexual maturity of females in the species (days), and the home range size (meters). The species vary among the studies analyzed and include the taxonomy classes of birds, mammals, fish, and insects. Moreover, the purpose of collecting this data is to further analyze the findings within each study, specifically on how it pertains to the four theories of risk sensitivity, which are Optimal Foraging Theory, the Daily Energy Budget Theory, the Scalar Expectancy Theory, and Sequential Choice Theory. To note, the data collected is from two sources: The University of Michigan Museum of Zoology’s Animal Diversity Web and the Cornell Lab