On the evolution of brain size in relation to migratory behaviour in birds

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 535-539

  Pravosudov, Vladimir V ^a   Sanford, Kirsten ^b   Hahn, Thomas P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

behavioural flexibility; brain size; cognition; migratory strategies; neuroethology; passerine; selection; white crowned sparrow; Zonotrichia leucophyrs

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; SIZE EFFECT;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES; ZONOTRICHIA; ZONOTRICHIA LEUCOPHRYS; ZONOTRICHIA LEUCOPHRYS NUTTALLI;

EID: 33847645944     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2006.10.005     Document Type: Article

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