title: Grasshopper mouse's use of visual cues during a predatory attack.
abstract: This study examined the grasshopper mouse's use of visual cues to recognize a potential prey. The mouse's latency of attack was measured in response to models presented in five experiments. The mice responded to the contrast, movement and relative size of a visual stimulus, but did not respond to different orientations or shapes. Furthermore, the mice did not learn to recognize a particular prey by its shape or by a combination of visual cues. Essentially, the mice used vision primarily to detect and follow a potential prey rather than to recognize a particular species. The significance of the mouse's use of visual cues compared with olfactory and auditory cues was discussed.
authors.affiliation: 2267 N Yale, Wichita, KS 67220, USA.
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Langley