Evidence for discrete landmark use by pigeons during homing

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 3379-3387

  Mora, Cordula V ^a   Ross, Jeremy D ^a   Gorsevski, Peter V ^a   Chowdhury, Budhaditya ^a   Bingman, Verner P ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Familiar site; GPS; Homing pigeon; Landmark; Spatial cognitive map; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; MALE; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; COLUMBIDAE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOMING BEHAVIOR; MALE; OHIO; ORIENTATION; TIME FACTORS;

AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA;

EID: 84866253114     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.071225     Document Type: Article

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