microrobert
07-28-2013, 04:00 PM
Eye-Tracking Reveals What’s Hot, What’s Not from the Peahen’s Point of View (http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2013/07/25/eye-tracking-reveals-whats-hot-whats-not-from-the-peahens-point-of-view/)
The peacock is one of the animal kingdom’s ultimate Casanovas. But which parts of the peacock’s love dance turn a female’s head? An eye-tracking study finds it’s not what you might think.
Researcher Jessica Yorzinski (http://jessicayorzinski.com/) of UC Davis and Duke University uses tiny custom-fitted cameras modeled after human eye-tracking devices to study peacock courtship from the female’s point of view.
A peacock’s long technicolor tail may be eye-catching, she said, but males have other amorous charms that could also get a girl’s attention.
Eye-Tracking Reveals What?s Hot, What?s Not from the Peahen?s Point of View | Guest Blog, Scientific American Blog Network (http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2013/07/25/eye-tracking-reveals-whats-hot-whats-not-from-the-peahens-point-of-view/)
The peacock is one of the animal kingdom’s ultimate Casanovas. But which parts of the peacock’s love dance turn a female’s head? An eye-tracking study finds it’s not what you might think.
Researcher Jessica Yorzinski (http://jessicayorzinski.com/) of UC Davis and Duke University uses tiny custom-fitted cameras modeled after human eye-tracking devices to study peacock courtship from the female’s point of view.
A peacock’s long technicolor tail may be eye-catching, she said, but males have other amorous charms that could also get a girl’s attention.
Eye-Tracking Reveals What?s Hot, What?s Not from the Peahen?s Point of View | Guest Blog, Scientific American Blog Network (http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2013/07/25/eye-tracking-reveals-whats-hot-whats-not-from-the-peahens-point-of-view/)