Olfactory lateralization in homing pigeons: A GPS study on birds released with unilateral olfactory inputs

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 593-598

  Gagliardo, Anna ^a   Filannino, Caterina ^a   Ioalè, Paolo ^a   Pecchia, Tommaso ^b   Wikelski, Martin ^c   Vallortigara, Giorgio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

GPS tracking; Homing pigeon; Lateralization; Navigation; Olfaction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; ITALY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ODOR; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES;

ANIMALS; COLUMBIDAE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOMING BEHAVIOR; ITALY; ORIENTATION; SMELL; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

AVES; COLUMBA;

EID: 79951505117     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.049510     Document Type: Article

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