Route recognition in the homing pigeon, Columba livia
While homing pigeons are known to use familiar visual landmarks to recognize release sites, it is less clear whether they continue to attend to visual cues along the homeward flight. To address this question, we used precision GPS technology to track pigeons along their homeward route and later rele...
Main Authors: | Meade, J, Biro, D, Guilford, T |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2006
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