Signaling against the Wind: Modifying Motion-Signal Structure in Response to Increased Noise

Current Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 1231-1234

  Peters, Richard A ^a   Hemmi, Jan M ^a   Zeil, Jochen ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

SYSNEURO

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; LIZARD; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; TAIL; TERRITORIALITY; WIND;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; LIZARDS; MALE; TAIL; TERRITORIALITY; WIND;

AMPHIBOLURUS MURICATUS; ANIMALIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 34447256582     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.06.035     Document Type: Article

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