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The Optokinetic Basis of Head-Bobbing in the Pigeon
Abstract
Head-bobbing of pigeons during walking and landing was studied using high-speed motion photography. The analysis of film records indicated that head-bobbing whilst walking consists of two phases: one where the head is ‘locked’ in space but moves backward relative to its forward moving body; and another where it is thrust rapidly forward to a new position. The fact that head-bobbing is abolished when pigeons walk on a treadmill suggests it is primarily a visual response rather than an equi-libratory response. Data are presented which show that stabilization during the ‘lock’ phase allows a small degree of slippage which is the probable source of error signals for compensatory head movements. The head-bobbing that appears to occur during landing is shown to be illusory.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Frost, B. J.
- Venue
- Journal of Experimental Biology
- Publisher
- The Company of Biologists
- Published
- 1978-06-01
- Volume
- 74
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 187-195
- ISSN
- 0022-0949 (ISSN-L)
- 1477-9145
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- W1895095451
- Cited by
- 246
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 2.41
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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