Rotational Object Discrimination by Pigeons

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 250-265

  Koban, Angie ^a   Cook, Robert ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

motion; motion discrimination; motion perception; object motion; pigeon

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; REACTION TIME; ROTATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COLUMBIDAE; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); MOTION PERCEPTION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; ROTATION; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

COLUMBA;

EID: 65649138125     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013874     Document Type: Article

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