List of contributors; Foreword Ron Ydenberg and Larry Dill; Acknowledgements; 1. Escape behaviour: importance, scope, and variables William E. Cooper, Jr and Daniel T. Blumstein; 2. Theory: models of escape behaviour and refuge use William E. Cooper, Jr; 3. Mammals Theodore Stankowich and Eigil Reimers; 4. Birds Anders Pape Møller; 5. Reptiles William E. Cooper, Jr; 6. Fish and amphibians Patricia A. Fleming and Philip W. Bateman; 7. Invertebrates Philip W. Bateman and Patricia A. Fleming; 8. Prey behaviours during fleeing: escape trajectories, signalling and sensory defences Paolo Domenici and Graeme D. Ruxton; 9. Hiding time in refuge José Martín and Pilar López; 10. Vigilance, alarm calling, pursuit deterrence and predation inspection Guy Beauchamp; 11. Determinants of lizard escape performance: decision, motivation, ability, and opportunity Kathleen L. Foster, Clint E. Collins, Timothy E. Higham and Theodore Garland, Jr; 12. Sensory systems and escape behaviour Luke P. Tyrrell and Esteban Fernández-Juricic; 13. The physiology of escape Yoav Litvin, D. Caroline Blanchard and Robert J. Blanchard; 14. Maternal and genetic effects on escape: a prospective review Lesley T. Lancaster; 15. The personality of escape Pilar López and José Martín; 16. Best practice for the study of escape behaviour Daniel T. Blumstein, Diogo S. M. Samia, Theodore Stankowich and William E. Cooper, Jr; 17. Afterword Daniel T. Blumstein and William E. Cooper, Jr; Index.