Viability selection on prey morphology by a generalist predator

Prey use their locomotory capacity to escape predators, and there should thus be strong viability selection on locomotory morphology of prey. We compared feather morphology of wood pigeons Columba palumbus killed by goshawks Accipiter gentilis with that of survivors to quantify directional and quadr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of evolutionary biology 2009-06, Vol.22 (6), p.1234-1241
Hauptverfasser:	MØLLER, A.P, COUDERC, G, NIELSEN, J.T
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accipiter gentilis Animals Birds Columba palumbus Columbidae - anatomy & histology Columbidae - physiology directional selection Escape Reaction - physiology Evolutionary biology Feathers - anatomy & histology Female Flight, Animal - physiology goshawk Hawks Male Movement Predation Predatory Behavior Selection, Genetic Survival analysis wood pigeon
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