Head Orientation in Pigeons: Postural, Locomotor and Visual Determinants
- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Brain, Behavior and Evolution
- Vol. 33 (5) , 268-278
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000115935
Abstract
We have determined the pigeon''s head orientation for two postures and two locomotor activities that do not involve a specific visual stimulus. Using a high-speed cine camera, we filmed four pigeons &Keywords
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