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Mechanisms of visually mediated site recognition by the homing pigeon

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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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10.1006/anbe.2002.2014

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Zoology
Role:
Author
Journal:
ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR
Volume:
65
Issue:
1
Pages:
115-122
Publication date:
2003-01-01
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ISSN:
0003-3472
Language:
English
Pubs id:
pubs:210647
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uuid:6f70d8a0-5d33-47b3-aa76-247f3827b467
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pubs:210647
Source identifiers:
210647
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2013-11-16

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