Prey palatability influences predator learning and memory

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1111-1118

  Skelhorn, John ^a   Rowe, Candy ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INGESTION RATE; INSECT; LEARNING; PALATABILITY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AVES; CINCHONA PUBESCENS; GALLUS GALLUS; INSECTA;

EID: 33646243235     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2005.08.011     Document Type: Article

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