Design of the Jacky dragon visual display: Signal and noise characteristics in a complex moving environment

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 189, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 447-459

  Peters, R A ^a   Evans, C S ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lizards; Movement based signals; Visual communication; Visual ecology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENT; LIZARD; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; STEREOTYPY; VIDEORECORDING; VISUAL FIELD;

ANIMALS; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENT; LIZARDS; MALE; MOVEMENT; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; VIDEO RECORDING; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0038045045     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-003-0423-1     Document Type: Article

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