Facial display and blushing: Means of visual communication in blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara Ararauna)?
Mainly recognized for their cognitive performance, the visual communication system and, particularly, the potential function of facial displays in parrots remain thus far unexplored. Here, we provide the first descriptive study of facial display use in captive blue-and-yellow macaws. We observed the...
Main Authors: | Aline Bertin, Arielle Beraud, Léa Lansade, Marie-Claire Blache, Amandine Diot, Baptiste Mulot, Cécile Arnould |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6104955?pdf=render |
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