Invariants in configurational prey selection by Bufo bufo (L.).
Toads (Bufo bufo) are able to distinguish small stripes with axis orientation in the direction of motion (worm-like stripes) from those with axis orientation perpendicular to the direction of motion (anti-worm-like stripes). The configurational discrimination ability of the toad is, thus far investigated, largely invariant for (1) movement direction in the x-y plane, (2) direction of contrast--stripe against background--and (3) velocity of stripe motion.
D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D002023:Bufo bufo / Q000502:physiology*; D005556:Form Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual / Q000502:physiology*; D012107:Research Design