Split-second escape decisions in blue tits (Parus caeruleus)

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 420-423

  Lind, Johan ^a   Kaby, Ulrika ^a   Jakobsson, Sven ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIRD; DECISION MAKING; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PREY SELECTION; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; ESCAPE REACTION; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RAPTORS; REACTION TIME; SONGBIRDS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; FALCO; FALCO COLUMBARIUS; PARUS; PARUS CAERULEUS;

EID: 0036750145     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-002-0345-8     Document Type: Article

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