Innate plasticity of a predatory behavior: Nonlearned context dependence of avian flush-displays

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 925-932

  Jabłoński, Piotr G ^a,b,c   Lee, Sang Don ^c   Jerzak, Leszek ^d  

^a POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZIELONA GÓRA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Behavioral evolution; Flush pursuer; Foraging mode; Innate behavior; Myioborus pictus; Predator prey; Sensory exploitation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIRD; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PREDATOR; PREY AVAILABILITY; SENSORY SYSTEM;

AVES; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MYIOBORUS PICTUS;

EID: 33749521211     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arl039     Document Type: Article

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