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Prey detection by common nighthawks: Does vision impose a constraint?

R. Mark BrighamDepartment of Biology. University of Regina, Regina, SaskatchewanS4S 0A2, Canada., e-mail: [email protected]
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Robert M. R. BarclayDepartment of Biological Sciences, Division of Ecology. University of Calgary, Calgary, AlbertaT2N 1N4, Canada., e-mail: [email protected]
Pages 276-279 | Received 22 Nov 1994, Accepted 22 Mar 1995, Published online: 24 Mar 2016

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