Ecologist finds shimmery insects more difficult for bird to catch

[PhysOrg]

(Phys.org)—Thomas Pike an ecologist affiliated with both the University of Exeter and the University of Lincoln, both in the U.K. has found that one type of bird has more trouble "catching" a computer generated bug that has a shimmering exterior, than with a plain bug. In his paper published in the journal Biology Letters, he describes his experiments and discusses his conclusions.

 

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