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Mechanisms of visually mediated site recognition by the homing pigeon
- Abstract:
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The recognition of familiar areas by homing pigeons, Columba livia, is now known to depend at least in part on visual cues. Birds allowed a 5-min preview of the surrounding landscape prior to release home faster than those denied access to such cues, suggesting that recognition is visually mediated. We examined this phenomenon further by asking how memory generated through prior experience with a site is used in recognition. We provided a group of homing pigeons with training experience in wh...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR
- Volume:
- 65
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 115-122
- Publication date:
- 2003-01-01
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- ISSN:
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0003-3472
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- Language:
- English
- Pubs id:
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pubs:210647
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uuid:6f70d8a0-5d33-47b3-aa76-247f3827b467
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- pubs:210647
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210647
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- 2013-11-16
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- 2003
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