Spectral sensitivity of the accessory optic system of the pigeon

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

Volumn 183, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-6

  Campenhausen, M V ^a   Kirschfeld, K ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL CYBERNETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accessory optic system; Optomotor response; Pigeon; Spectral sensitivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031839587     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050229     Document Type: Article

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