Auditory and visual determinants of maternal preference in bobwhite quail neonates
Imprinting studies have traditionally stressed the importance of visual features in the formation of early postnatal attachments. However, recent studies by Johnston & Gottlieb (1981, 1985) have demonstrated that visually imprinted preferences can be altered by the maternal call. Thus, in th...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/43298 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06122012-040034/ |