Detection of a looming stimulus by the Jacky dragon: selective sensitivity to characteristics of an aerial predator

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 553-562

  Carlile, Paul A ^a,b   Peters, Richard A ^a,b   Evans, Christopher S ^c  

^a Animal Behaviour Laboratory   (Australia)

^b Department of Biological Sciences ^*

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; LIZARD; PREDATOR; RAPTOR; SENSORY SYSTEM; VISUAL CUE;

AMPHIBOLURUS MURICATUS; ANIMALIA; AVES; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; RAPTORES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33748151902     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2005.10.027     Document Type: Article

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