Vigilance behavior of a tropical bird in response to indirect and direct cues of predation risk

Behaviour

Volumn 148, Issue 9-10, 2011, Pages 1067-1085

  Morrison, Emily B ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cherrie's Tanager; direct cues; indirect Cues; patch size; predation risk; Ramphocelus costaricensis; vigilance

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; EMBERIZINAE; RAMPHOCELUS COSTARICENSIS;

EID: 80053954134     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/000579511X589316     Document Type: Article

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