The effects of zinc sulphate anosmia on homing pigeons, Columba livia, in a homing and a non-homing experiment

Ethology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 111-118

  Budzynski, Cheri A ^a   Strasser, Rosemary ^a   Bingman, Verner P ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOSMIA; HOMING PIGEON; NAVIGATION; OLFACTORY CUE; ZINC SULPHATE;

COLUMBA LIVIA;

EID: 0031922510     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1998.tb00055.x     Document Type: Article

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