Remote touch prey-detection by Madagascar crested ibises Lophotibis cristata urschi

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 350-353

  Cunningham, Susan J ^a   Castro, Isabel ^a   Jensen, Thomas ^b   Potter, Murray A ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LARVA; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PASSERINE; PREY CAPTURE; SENSORY SYSTEM; WADER;

APTERYGIDAE; AVES; GYMNORHINA TIBICEN; LOPHOTIBIS CRISTATA; NIPPONIA NIPPON; SCOLOPACIDAE; THRESKIORNITHIDAE; TURDIDAE; TURDUS MIGRATORIUS;

EID: 77954149708     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2010.05138.x     Document Type: Article

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