Recognition of apertures in overhead transparent barriers by leopard frogs

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-18

  Saltzman, Heath ^a   Zacharatos, Mario ^a   Gruberg, Edward R ^a  

^a Temple University   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Aperture detection; Leopard frog; Stationary object; Visuomotor

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FROG; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TECTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FORM PERCEPTION; MOTION PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RANA PIPIENS; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISUAL ACUITY;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; PANTHERA PARDUS;

EID: 2942705859     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000077539     Document Type: Article

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