Ambient temperature influences birds' decisions to eat toxic prey

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 733-740

  Chatelain, M ^a,c   Halpin, C G ^b   Rowe, C ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Aposematism; Decision making; Dietary cognition; Mimicry; Nutrient toxin trade off; State dependent foraging

Indexed keywords

APOSEMATISM; BODY MASS; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LARVA; MIMICRY; PASSERINE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SELECTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TOXICITY; TRADE-OFF;

AVES; STURNUS VULGARIS; TENEBRIO MOLITOR;

EID: 84884349912     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.07.007     Document Type: Article

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