Perception of coherent motion in random dot displays by pigeons and humans

Perception and Psychophysics

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1089-1101

  Bischof, Walter F ^a   Reid, Sheri L ^a   Wylie, Doug R W ^a   Spetch, Marcia L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PIGEONS AND DOVES; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ATTENTION; COLUMBIDAE; CUES; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033175221     PISSN: 00315117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03207616     Document Type: Article

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