Raptors avoid the confusion effect by targeting fixed points in dense aerial prey aggregations

Collective behaviours are widely assumed to confuse predators, but empirical support for a confusion effect is often lacking, and its importance must depend on the predator’s targeting mechanism. Here we show that Swainson’s Hawks Buteo swainsoni and other raptors attacking swarming Mexican Free-tai...

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Autores principales: Brighton, Caroline H., Kloepper, Laura N., Harding, Christian D., Larkman, Lucy, McGowan, Kathryn, Zusi, Lillias, Taylor, Graham K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9399121/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35999203
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32354-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9399121/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35999203
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32354-5

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