Sensory basis of vigilance behavior in birds: synthesis and future prospects.

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• Publication year

  2012

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  Behavioural Processes

• Publication date

  2012-02-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1016/j.beproc.2011.10.006PMID 22101130
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