Why birds should communicate by dynamic optical signal patterns and not by the static signals perceived by man

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-172

  Martin, Schön ^a  

^a NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conspicuousness; Contrast; Dynamic signals; Framing; Optical signals; Switching on off

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; PERCHING BEHAVIOR; SIGNALING;

AVES;

EID: 77952232343     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2009.9522505     Document Type: Article

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