A test of receiver perceptual performance: European starlings' ability to detect asymmetry in a naturalistic trait

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 487-495

  Swaddle, John P ^a   Ruff, Douglas A ^a   Page, Laura C ^a   Frame, Alicia M ^a   Long, Victoria A ^a  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

developmental stability; European starling; fluctuating asymmetry; operant training; receiver psychology; sexual selection; signalling; Sturnus vulgaris; visual perception

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY; DISPLAY BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; PERCEPTION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PLUMAGE; TESTING METHOD; VISUAL CUE;

AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; STURNIDAE; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 46849089889     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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