Hear no evil: The effect of auditory warning signals on avian innate avoidance, learned avoidance and memory

Current Zoology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 197-207

  Siddall, Emma C ^a   Marples, Nicola M ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Aposematism; Auditory signals; Avoidance learning; Dietary conservatism; Memorability; Multimodal signaling

Indexed keywords

AVES; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; GALLUS GALLUS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 79953282657     PISSN: 16745507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/czoolo/57.2.197     Document Type: Article

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