Naïve predators and selection for rare conspicuous defended prey: the initial evolution of aposematism revisited

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 771-781

  Halpin, Christina G ^a   Skelhorn, John ^a   Rowe, Candy ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aposematism; avoidance learning; Gallus gallus domesticus; predation; receiver psychology; warning signal

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; APOSEMATISM; AVOIDANCE REACTION; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; COLOR MORPH; INGESTION RATE; LEARNING; POULTRY; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PSYCHOLOGY; SIGNAL; SURVIVAL;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 39449098183     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.06.009     Document Type: Article

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