Field experiments on the effectiveness of 'eyespots' as predator deterrents

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1215-1227

  Stevens, Martin ^a,b   Hopkins, Elinor ^a   Hinde, William ^a   Adcock, Amabel ^a   Connolly, Yvonne ^a   Troscianko, Tom ^a   Cuthill, Innes C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

antipredator signals; birds; conspicuousness; eyespots; lepidoptera; mimicry; predation

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BIRD; INSECT; PREDATION RISK; SIGNAL; VISUAL CUE; WING;

ANIMALIA; AVES; LEPIDOPTERA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 35748958074     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.01.031     Document Type: Article

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