Abstract
We developed the risk allocation hypothesis (Lima and Bednekoff 1999) more than a decade ago and illustrated it with a series of specific models. The comments by Beauchamp and Ruxton (2010) address the ecological generality of risk allocation and other perceived problems related to various mechanistic issues. We take this opportunity to explain our strategy in developing the original article and reflect on the generality of risk allocation. Overviews exist of the empirical results (Ferrari et al. 2009) and ecological implications (Sih et al. 2000) related to risk allocation, so we limit ourselves to points raised by Beauchamp and Ruxton (2010).
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