Conspecific recognition in pigeons (columba livia) using dynamic video images

Behaviour

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-53

  Shimizu, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0032356518     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853998793066429     Document Type: Article

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