Higher anticipatory response at 13.5 ± 1 H local sidereal time in zebra finches

Journal of Parapsychology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 323-333

  Fernando, Alvarez ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Birds; Gaze; Locomotion; Precognition; Sidereal time

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951901059     PISSN: 00223387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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