Adaptive value of hearing and vision in kangaroo rat predator avoidance

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1971, Pages 310-322

  Webster, D B ^a   Webster, Molly ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dipodomys merriami; Hearing; Kangaroo rat; Middle ear; Predator avoidance; Rattlesnake; Vision

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DESERT CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; GENETIC SELECTION; HEARING; HUMAN; LIGHT; MIDDLE EAR; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; RODENT; SNAKE; VISION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DESERT CLIMATE; EAR, MIDDLE; ENVIRONMENT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIGHT; RATS; RODENTIA; SELECTION (GENETICS); SNAKES; VISION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0015164896     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000125441     Document Type: Article

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