Influence of plumage colour on prey response: Does habitat alter heron crypsis to prey?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1203-1208

  Green, M Clay ^a,b   Leberg, Paul L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

^b Texas State University San Marcos   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR; CRYPSIS; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT; PLUMAGE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; WADER;

ANURA; ARDEIDAE; ASTACOIDEA; AVES; EGRETTA CAERULEA; EGRETTA THULA; GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; PROCAMBARUS;

EID: 27144533861     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2005.03.003     Document Type: Article

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