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The light’s in my eyes: optical modeling demonstrates wind is more important than sea surface-reflected sunlight for foraging herons

Multiple lineages of birds have independently evolved foraging strategies that involve catching aquatic prey by striking at them through the water’s surface. Diurnal, visual predators that hunt across the air-water interface encounter several visual challenges, including sun glint, or reflection of...

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Autores principales: Brown, Holly K.M., Rubega, Margaret, Dierssen, Heidi M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8485832/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34692240
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12006