Better to be bimodal: The interaction of color and odor on learning and memory

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 425-432

  Siddall, Emma C ^a   Marples, Nicola M ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Avian predators; Learned avoidance; Memorability; Mimics; Prey; Pyrazine

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; COLOR; LEARNING; MEMORY; ODOR; PALATABILITY; POULTRY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SIGNALING;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 52449102711     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arm155     Document Type: Article

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