Through their eyes: Selective attention in peahens during courtship

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 216, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 3035-3046

  Yorzinski, Jessica L ^a,b   Patricelli, Gail L ^a   Babcock, Jason S ^c   Pearson, John M ^b,d   Platt, Michael L ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Positive Science LLC   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Communication; Pavo cristatus; Sexual selection; Vision

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BIRD; COURTSHIP; EYE FIXATION; FEMALE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PAVO CRISTATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SELECTION; TELEMETRY; VISION;

ATTENTION; COMMUNICATION; PAVO CRISTATUS; SEXUAL SELECTION; VISION;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; BIRDS; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TELEMETRY; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84881182216     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.087338     Document Type: Article

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