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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...
Autores principales: | Brighton, Caroline H., Kloepper, Laura N., Harding, Christian D., Larkman, Lucy, McGowan, Kathryn, Zusi, Lillias, Taylor, Graham K. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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