The effect of flicker from fluorescent lights on mate choice in captive birds

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 393-400

  Evans, Jennifer E ^a   Cuthill, Innes C ^a   Bennett, Andrew T D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CAPTIVE BREEDING; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT EFFECT; MATE CHOICE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; REFLECTANCE;

AVES; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 33746591656     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2005.10.031     Document Type: Article

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