Importance of the hippocampus for the learning of route fidelity in homing pigeons
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2020.0095
Abstract: The avian hippocampal formation (HF) is thought to regulate map-like memory representations of visual landmarks/landscape features and has more recently been suggested to be similarly important for the perceptual integration of landmarks/landscapes. Aspects of spatial… read more here.
Keywords: landscape features; route fidelity; homing pigeons; importance hippocampus ... See more keywords
Seabirds show foraging site and route fidelity but demonstrate flexibility in response to local information
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DOI: 10.1186/s40462-024-00467-9
Abstract: Background Fidelity to a given foraging location or route may be beneficial when environmental conditions are predictable but costly if conditions deteriorate or become unpredictable. Understanding the magnitude of fidelity displayed by different species and… read more here.
Keywords: information; site route; route fidelity; fidelity ... See more keywords