Predator avoidance as a function of flocking in the sexually dichromatic Hawaii akepa

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-33

  Hart, Patrick J ^a,b   Freed, Leonard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Differential conspicuousness; Loxops coccineus; Predator avoidance

Indexed keywords

AVES; LOXOPS COCCINEUS; LOXOPS COCCINEUS COCCINEUS;

EID: 13844282121     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-004-0124-4     Document Type: Article

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