Avian ultraviolet vision and frequency-dependent seed preferences

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 204, Issue 14, 2001, Pages 2491-2498

  Church, Stuart C ^a   Merrison, Annabel S L ^a   Chamberlain, Toby M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colour vision; Foraging; Frequency dependent selection; Seed preference; Taeniopygia guttata; Ultraviolet; Zebra finch

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; FOOD PREFERENCE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; RADIATION SCATTERING; SONGBIRD; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VISION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCES; MALE; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SEEDS; SONGBIRDS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VISION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; FRINGILLIDAE; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; PASSERI; TAENIOPYGIA; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 0035746090     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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