Interspecific differences in the visual system and scanning behavior of three forest passerines that form heterospecific flocks

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 199, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 263-277

  Moore, Bret A ^a   Doppler, Megan ^a   Young, Jordan E ^a   Fernández Juricic, Esteban ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Foraging; Fovea; Vigilance; Visual acuity; Visual fields

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875375967     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-012-0790-6     Document Type: Article

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