Activational Rather Than Navigational Effects of Odors on Homing of Young Pigeons

Current Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 650-654

  Jorge, Paulo E ^a,b   Marques, Alice E ^c   Phillips, John B ^b  

^a Museu Nacional de Historia Natural Universidade de Lisboa   (Portugal)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

SYSNEURO

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FLYING; ODOR; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES;

ANIMALS; COLUMBIDAE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; HOMING BEHAVIOR; ODORS; ORIENTATION; SMELL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; COLUMBA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 65049085429     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.02.066     Document Type: Article

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