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. 1964 Sep;7(5):361-6.
doi: 10.1901/jeab.1964.7-361.

ON THE VISUAL ACUITY OF THE PIGEON

A C CATANIA

ON THE VISUAL ACUITY OF THE PIGEON

A C CATANIA. J Exp Anal Behav. 1964 Sep.

Abstract

Several lines of evidence suggest that the pigeon is near-sighted for stimuli located in front of its beak and far-sighted for stimuli located to the sides of its head.

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