Avian colour perception predicts behavioural responses to experimental brood parasitism in chaffinches

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 293-301

  Aviles J M ^a,c   Vikan, J R ^b   Fossoy F ^b   Antonov, A ^b   Moksnes, A ^b   ROskaft E ^b   Stokke, B G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Avian vision; Chaffinch; Cuckoo parasitism; Egg discrimination; Host perception; Sensory visual discrimination

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BROOD PARASITISM; PARASITISM; SENSORY SYSTEM; SONGBIRD;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; FEMALE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NESTING; OOCYTE; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALS; COLOR PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; NESTING BEHAVIOR; OVUM; SONGBIRDS;

AVES; CUCULIDAE; FRINGILLA; FRINGILLA COELEBS;

EID: 74349093662     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01898.x     Document Type: Article

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