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Perception and motor control in birds : an ecological approach /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Davies, Mark N. O., 1960-, Green, Patrick R.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, [1994]
Subjects:
Sense Organs.
Birds > physiology.
Motor Activity.
Psychomotor Performance.
Table of Contents:
  • Form and function in the optical structure of bird eyes / G.R. Martin
  • Functional accommodation in birds / F. Schaeffel
  • Binocular depth perception / S.A. McFadden
  • Sound cues to distance: the perception range / P.K. McGregor
  • Avian orientation: multiple sensory cues and the advantage of redundancy / R. Wiltschko, W. Wiltschko
  • Neuroembryology of motor behaviour in birds / A. Bekoff
  • Pre- and postnatal development of wing-flapping and flight in birds: embryological, comparative and evolutionary perspectives / R.R. Provine.
  • Development of prehensile feeding in ring doves (Streptopelia risoria): learning under organismic and task constraints / J.D. Deich, P.D. Balsam
  • Ingestive behaviour and the sensorimotor control of the jaw / H.P. Zeigler, R. Bermejo, R. Bout
  • Motor organization of the avian head-neck system / G. Zweers, R. Bout, J. Heidweiller
  • Course control during flight / D. Bilo
  • Analysis of motion in the visual systems of birds / B.J. Frost, D.R. Wylie, Y.-C. Wang
  • Eye or ear for flying / D.N. Lee.
  • Directional hearing in owls: neurobiology, behaviour and evolution / S.F. Volman
  • Tuning of visuomotor coordination during prey capture in water birds / G. Katzir
  • Multiple sources of depth information: an ecological approach / M.N.O. Davies, P.R. Green.