Fine-scale tracking reveals visual field use for predator detection and escape in collective foraging of pigeon flocks

During collective vigilance, it is commonly assumed that individual animals compromise their feeding time to be vigilant against predators, benefiting the entire group. One notable issue with this assumption concerns the unclear nature of predator ‘detection’, particularly in terms of vision. It rem...

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Published in:	eLife
Main Authors:	Mathilde Delacoux, Fumihiro Kano
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2024-09-01
Subjects:	fovea predator detection pigeon Columba livia collective vigilance social contagion
Online Access:	https://elifesciences.org/articles/95549