Loft features influence the processing of navigational information by pigeons

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 397-402

  Jorge, Paulo ^a   Vicente, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Homing pigeon; Information processing system; Loft feature; Multi cue; Navigational "map" improvement

Indexed keywords

BIRD; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; HOMING BEHAVIOR; ORIENTATION BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; AVES; COLUMBA;

EID: 30744435092     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-005-0063-2     Document Type: Article

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