The importance of indirect cues for white-browed sparrow-weaver (Plocepasser mahali) risk assessment

Acta Ethologica

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 79-85

  Fong, Tracy E ^a   DeLong, Travis W ^a   Hogan, Sarah B ^a   Blumstein, Daniel T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct cues; Indirect cues; Predation risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PLOCEINAE; PLOCEPASSER MAHALI;

EID: 70549091283     PISSN: 08739749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10211-009-0059-4     Document Type: Article

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