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Response time of an avian prey to a simulated hawk attack is slower in darker conditions, but is independent of hawk colour morph

To avoid predation, many species rely on vision to detect predators and initiate an escape response. The ability to detect predators may be lower in darker light conditions or with darker backgrounds. For birds, however, this has never been experimentally tested. We test the hypothesis that the resp...

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Autores principales: Nebel, Carina, Sumasgutner, Petra, Pajot, Adrien, Amar, Arjun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6731706/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31598248
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190677