Hippocampal participation in the sun compass orientation of phase-shifted homing pigeons

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 179, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 695-702

  Bingman, V P ^a   Gagliardo, A ^b,c   Ioale P ^b,c  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Birds; Circadian rhythm; Clock shift; Hippocampus; Navigational learning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HIPPOCAMPUS; ORIENTATION; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COLUMBIDAE; HIPPOCAMPUS; ORIENTATION; PHOTOPERIOD; SOLAR SYSTEM;

EID: 0030294708     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00216133     Document Type: Article

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