Animal lateralization and social recognition: Quails use their left visual hemifield when approaching a companion and their right visual hemifield when approaching a stranger

Cortex

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-20

  Zucca, Paolo ^a   Sovrano, Valeria A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Avian brain; Bird; Hemisphere; Lateralization; Quail; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE DOMINANCE; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; QUAIL; RECOGNITION; STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL INFORMATION;

EID: 44249125126     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: 00109452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2006.01.002     Document Type: Article

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