The importance of visual cues for nocturnal species: Eagle owls signal by badge brightness

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 143-147

  Penteriani, Vincenzo ^a   Del Mar Delgado, Maria ^a   Alonso Alvarez, Carlos ^b   Sergio, Fabrizio ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Achromatic color; Animal communication; Brightness; Bubo bubo; Eagle owl; White badge

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; COURTSHIP; HONEST SIGNALING; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; RAPTOR; SIGNALING; TERRITORY; VISUAL CUE;

ANIMALIA; BUBO BUBO; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 33845897903     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arl060     Document Type: Article

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