Behavioral morphology of the pigeon's peck: Ingestion, prehension and cognition

European Journal of Morphology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 255-268

  Zeigler, H Philip ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Conditioning; Grasping; Kinematics; Motor control; Pecking; Pigeon; Prehension; Visuomotor

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; COGNITION; CONDITIONING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIGESTION; JAW MOVEMENT; KINESIOLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; BEAK; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COGNITION; COLUMBIDAE; EATING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALIA; COLUMBA;

EID: 0030848868     PISSN: 09243860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ejom.35.4.255.13076     Document Type: Conference Paper

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