Response time of an avian prey to a simulated hawk attack is slower in darker conditions, but is independent of hawk colour morph
To avoid predation, many species rely on vision to detect predators and initiate an escape response.The ability to detect predators may be lower in darker light conditions or with darker backgrounds.For birds, however, this has never read more been experimentally tested.We test the hypothesis that the response time of avian prey (feral pigeon Colum