Is There Visual Lateralisation of the Sun Compass in Homing Pigeons?

Functional lateralisation in the avian visual system can be easily studied by testing monocularly occluded birds. The sun compass is a critical source of navigational information in birds, but studies of visual asymmetry have focussed on cues in a laboratory rather than a natural setting. We investi...

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Main Authors: Charlotte Griffiths, Richard Holland, Anna Gagliardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Symmetry
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/12/5/740