Behavioural and neural bases of orientation in food-storing birds

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 165-172

  Sherry, David F ^a   Duff, Sarah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birds; Food storing; Hippocampus; Landmarks; Memory; Sun compass

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001475825     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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