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SUBMITTER: Rothery L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5315500 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rothery Luke L Scott Graham W GW Morrell Lesley J LJ
PloS one 20170217 2
Supplementary feeding of garden birds generally has benefits for both bird populations and human wellbeing. Birds have excellent colour vision, and show preferences for food items of particular colours, but research into colour preferences associated with artificial feeders is limited to hummingbirds. Here, we investigated the colour preferences of common UK garden birds foraging at seed-dispensing artificial feeders containing identical food. We presented birds simultaneously with an array of e ...[more]