Performance of pigeons (Columba livia) on maze problems presented on the LCD screen: In search for preplanning ability in an avian species

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 358-366

  Miyata, Hiromitsu ^a   Ushitani, Tomokazu ^a   Adachi, Ikuma ^a   Fujita, Kazuo ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Maze; Navigation; Pigeons; Preplanning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; PIGEONS AND DOVES; VISION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COLUMBIDAE; DECISION MAKING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33751428376     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.120.4.358     Document Type: Article

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