Fishing with a Bait or Lure: A Brief Review of the Cognitive Issues

Ethology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-9

  Ruxton, Graeme D ^a   Hansell, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAIT; COGNITION; FISHING; LITERATURE REVIEW; PREY CAPTURE; WADER;

ARDEIDAE; AVES;

EID: 78650364299     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2010.01848.x     Document Type: Article

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