Escape distance in ground-nesting birds differs with individual level of camouflage

American Naturalist

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 231-239

  Wilson Aggarwal, Jared K ^a   Troscianko, Jolyon T ^a   Stevens, Martin ^a   Spottiswoode, Claire N ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Background matching; Camouflage; Escape behavior; Ground nesting birds; Incubation

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; COLOR; DIGITAL IMAGE; EGG; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INCUBATION; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PLUMAGE; WADER;

AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CAPRIMULGIDAE; CHARADRIIDAE; GLAREOLIDAE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; CHARADRIIFORMES; COLOR; ECOSYSTEM; FEATHER; NESTING; OVUM; OWL; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; VISION; ZAMBIA;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CHARADRIIFORMES; COLOR; ECOSYSTEM; FEATHERS; NESTING BEHAVIOR; OVUM; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; STRIGIFORMES; VISUAL PERCEPTION; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84978681933     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/687254     Document Type: Article

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