The effects of the light environment on prey choice by zebra finches

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 204, Issue 14, 2001, Pages 2509-2515

  Maddocks, Sam A ^a   Church, Stuart C ^a   Cuthill, Innes C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Colour vision; Foraging; Light environment; Taeniopygia guttata; Ultraviolet vision; Zebra finch

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APPETITE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENT; LIGHT; PREDATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SCATTERING;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT; LIGHT; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; FRINGILLIDAE; TAENIOPYGIA; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 0035745922     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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