Spatial and feature-based memory representation in free-flying homing pigeons

Animal Cognition

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 733-743

  Maury, Debra L ^a   Mauch, Roseanne J ^a   Hammer, Ashley N ^a   Bingman, Verner P ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Central place foraging; Feature memory; Homing pigeon; Spatial memory

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; ENVIRONMENT; MEMORY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PIGEONS AND DOVES;

ANIMALS; COLUMBIDAE; ENVIRONMENT; FORM PERCEPTION; HOMING BEHAVIOR; MEMORY; SPACE PERCEPTION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; COLUMBA;

EID: 77955718336     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-010-0324-y     Document Type: Article

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