Lateralization of magnetic compass orientation in pigeons

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages

  Wilzeck, Christiane ^a   Wiltschko, Wolfgang ^a   Güntürkün, Onur ^b   Wiltschko, Roswitha ^a   Prior, Helmut ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lateralization; Magnetic compass; Pigeons

Indexed keywords

MAGNETISM;

AVIAN SPECIES; AXIAL RESPONSE; BRAIN HEMISPHERES; LATERALIZATION; LEFT BRAIN; MAGNETIC COMPASS; PIGEONS; QUALITATIVE DIFFERENCES; RIGHT BRAIN;

COMPASSES (MAGNETIC);

ARTICLE; BIOMAGNETISM; EYE DOMINANCE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; MAGNETIC COMPASS ORIENTATION; MAGNETIC FIELD; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL FIELD; ANIMAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ORIENTATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; POPULATION MIGRATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

AVES; COLUMBA;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; COLUMBIDAE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; ORIENTATION; PERCEPTION;

EID: 77953240739     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2009.0436.focus     Document Type: Article

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