Do rufous hummingbirds (Selasphorus rufus) use visual beacons?

Animal Cognition

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 377-383

  Hurly, T Andrew ^a   Franz, Simone ^a   Healy, Susan D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beacon; Landmark; Local cue; Rufous hummingbirds

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BIRD; COLOR VISION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VISION;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; COLOR PERCEPTION; CUES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; MALE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; SELASPHORUS; SELASPHORUS RUFUS; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 77349101074     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-009-0280-6     Document Type: Article

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