Hemispheric specialization in Australian magpies (Gymnorhina tibicen) shown as eye preferences during response to a predator

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 304-306

  Koboroff, Adam ^a   Kaplan, Gisela ^a   Rogers, Lesley J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anti predator behaviour; Approach withdrawal; Australian magpie; Eye preference; Lateralization; Mobbing; Visual inspection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CIRCLING BEHAVIOR; EYE DOMINANCE; EYE FIXATION; FEAR; GYMNORHINA TIBICEN; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; JUMPING; LEFT HEMISPHERE; LIZARD; MONOCULAR VISION; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; VISUAL FIELD;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; EYE; PASSERIFORMES; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; VISUAL PATHWAYS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 43549099027     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2008.02.015     Document Type: Article

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