Predator Recognition in Birds: The Use of Key Features (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783030124021)

This SpringerBrief answers the question on how birds recognize their predators using multidisciplinary approaches and outlines paths of the future research of predator recognition. A special focus is put on the role of key features to discriminate against predators and non-predators. The first part of the book provides a comprehensive review of the mechanisms of predator recognition based on classical ethological studies in untrained birds. The second part introduces a new view on the topic treating theories of cognitive ethology. This approach involves examination of conditioned domestic pigeons and highlights the actual abilities of birds to recognize and categorize.

Author: Roman Fuchs, Petr Veselý, Jana Nácarová
ISBN-10: 3030124029
ISBN-13: 9783030124021
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 04/04/2019
Pages: 117
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.27d