Relative importance of taste and vision in reducing bird damage to crops with methiocarb, a chemical repellent
Relative importance of taste and vision in reducing bird damage to crops with methiocarb, a chemical repellent
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味觉和视觉在减少鸟类对甲硫威（一种化学驱虫剂）作物造成的损害方面的相对重要性
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10.1016/0167-8809(84)90003-3
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1984
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M. Avery
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M. Avery
The relative importance of taste and vision for methiocarb-induced food aversions was studied in captive house finches (Carpodacus mexicanus). Seed handling behavior and patterns of consumption of safflower seeds treated with methiocarb indicated that taste was not involved. Rather, the data suggest that, in the absence of visual cues to palatability, the finches responded to physiological effects following methiocarb ingestion. In an experiment to assess the effect of an added visual signal, pairs of finches given methiocarb-treated hulled oats with red tape on their food bowl showed more aversion to the treated food than did pairs without tape. These and other findings suggest that methods to reduce bird damage to crops with chemical repellents should emphasize visual cues rather than taste.
