An artificial lure is a tool used by humans to deceive animals into behaving as humans wish, and is used in various sports and in animal behaviour studies.
Sport
editA fishing lure uses movement, colour and vibration to attract a fish and cause the fish to bite the hook concealed in the lure. In the third century CE a Roman, Claudius Aelianus, wrote of fly fishing. He made lures of feathers, lead, bronze, and wild boar's bristles, and used horsehair and twisted flax to make his fishing line. [1]
A falconer's lure is a pair of bird wings attached to an object, usually baited with a small piece of steak, which is swung round and round in a cord, for the falcon to chase during training. [2]
In lure coursing, dogs chase an artificial lure across a field, following a pattern that is meant to simulate coursing of live prey. [3] Greyhound racing uses a simulated hare to encourage the dogs to run at top speed for the length of the designated course. [4]
Research into animal behaviour
editJumping spiders (family Salticidae) have excellent vision and complex behaviour, which they use in hunting and mating.[5] Lures have been use to research what aspects of a prey or mate attract the spider's attention, and to see whether, in various salticid species, responses are based only on vision or also on scent.[6]
A field study in 1994 compared the attractiveness to stoats (Mustela erminea) and ferrets (M. furo) of traps set with either a synthetic scent lure or with fresh food bait. One synthetic scent lure was attractive as natural bait to ferrets but less attractive to stoats, while another synthetic was less attractive than natural bait for both animals.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Holmes, Gillian S. "How fishing lure is made". Advameg, Inc. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
- ^ Teale, Edwin (Dec 1941). "Feathered hunters for man". Popular Science. 139 (6). Bonnier Corporation: 70–74. ISSN 0161-7370. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Pavia, Audrey (2009). Having Fun with Your Dog. John Wiley and Sons. p. 62. ISBN 9780470410851. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
{{cite book}}: More than one of|pages=and|page=specified (help); Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Branigan, Cynthia A. (2003). "Greyhounds on the Track". The reign of the greyhound: a popular history of the oldest family of dogs. John Wiley and Sons. p. 174-179. ISBN 9780764544453.
{{cite book}}: More than one of|pages=and|page=specified (help) - ^ Harland, D.P., and Jackson, R.R. (2000). ""Eight-legged cats" and how they see - a review of recent research on jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)" (PDF). Cimbebasia. 16: 231–240. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Forster, Lyn M. (1986). "Ecology and behaviour in Portia schultzii, with notes on related species (Araneae, Salticidae)" (PDF). The Journal of Arachnology. 14: 37. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
{{cite journal}}: More than one of|pages=and|page=specified (help); Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - also at here - ^ Clapperton, B. Kay; Phillipson, S. M.; Woolhouse, A. D. (1994). "Field trials of slow-release synthetic lures for stoats (Mustela erminea) and ferrets (M. furo)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 21 (3). Taylor & Francis: 279–284. doi:10.1080/03014223.1994.9517995.
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