How barn owls (Tyto alba) visually follow moving voles (Microtus socialis) before attacking them

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 359-366

  Fux, Michal ^a   Eilam, David ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anti predator behavior; Intercepting prey; Owl head movement; Owl vision; Peering; Predator prey interactions; Prey tracking

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EYE TRACKING; HEAD MOVEMENT; NONHUMAN; OWL; PREDATION; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA FOVEA; VISUAL ACUITY; VOLE;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENTS; MALE; MOVEMENT; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STRIGIFORMES; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 68049093934     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2009.06.016     Document Type: Article

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