Learning of Absolute and Relative Distance and Direction from Discrete Visual Landmarks by Pigeons (Columba livia)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 90-113

  Sturz, Bradley R ^a   Katz, Jeffrey S ^b  

^a Armstrong Atlantic State University   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

landmark; learning; open field; pigeon; spatial

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; LEARNING; ORIENTATION; PIGEONS AND DOVES; VISION;

ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; COLUMBIDAE; CUES; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; HOMING BEHAVIOR; ORIENTATION; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 60849102770     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0012905     Document Type: Article

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