The difference between night and day: Antipredator behavior in birds

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 211-218

  Yorzinski, Jessica L ^a,b   Platt, Michael L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antipredator; Communication; Defense; Predation; Survival; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; PAVO; PAVO CRISTATUS; PROCYON;

EID: 84859813004     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-011-0318-5     Document Type: Article

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