High wind speeds decrease the responsiveness of birds to potentially threatening moving stimuli

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 215-220

  Carr, Jennie M ^a   Lima, Steven L ^a  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antipredator behaviour; Flight response; Passerine flock; Stimulus movement; Wind

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BIRD; FLIGHT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITUATION; MOVEMENT; PASSERINE; SURVIVAL; VISUAL CUE; WIND VELOCITY;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 77954760238     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.04.021     Document Type: Article

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