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On vision in birds: coordination of head-bobbing and gait stabilises vertical head position in quail

INTRODUCTION: Head-bobbing in birds is a conspicuous behaviour related to vision comprising a hold phase and a thrust phase. The timing of these phases has been shown in many birds, including quail, to be coordinated with footfall during locomotion. We were interested in the biomechanics behind this...

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Autores principales: Nyakatura, John A, Andrada, Emanuel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3987125/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24666790
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-9994-11-27