The orientational salience of visual cues to the homing pigeon
A potentially valuable method for investigating the role of visual landmarks in the familiar area map is to use an open-field arena food-searching task, allowing landmarks and the sun compass to be independently manipulated. In previous such experiments performed outdoors, homing pigeons, Columba li...
Main Authors: | Chappell, J, Guilford, T |
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Format: | Journal article |
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1997
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