Influence of emotional factors on the initial orientation of pigeons

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-47

  Del Seppia, Cristina ^b   Luschi, Paolo ^b   Papi, Floriano ^a  

^a Dipto Sci Comportamento A   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMOTION; HOMING PIGEON; ORIENTATION;

COLUMBA LIVIA;

EID: 0030458135     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0150     Document Type: Article

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