Teaching predator-recognition to a naive bird: Implications for management

Biological Conservation

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 123-130

  McLean, Ian G ^a   Hölzer, Corinna ^a   Studholme, Belinda J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Behavioural development; Conditioning; Management; Petroica australis; Predators; Robin; Training

Indexed keywords

LEARNING; PREDATOR; RECOGNITION; REINTRODUCTION;

PETROICA AUSTRALIS;

EID: 0345698764     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(98)00024-X     Document Type: Article

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