An attempt to develop an operant conditioning paradigm to test for magnetic discrimination behavior in a migratory songbird
(2012)
Journal Article
Kishkinev, D., Mouritsen, H., & Mora, C. V. (2012). An attempt to develop an operant conditioning paradigm to test for magnetic discrimination behavior in a migratory songbird. Journal of Ornithology, 153(4), 1165-1177. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-012-0847-x
Birds are thought to possess two magnetosensory systems: (1) a chemical sensor in the bird’s eye, and (2) a magnetoreceptor innervated by the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve (V1) and presumably located in the upper beak. It has been recentl... Read More about An attempt to develop an operant conditioning paradigm to test for magnetic discrimination behavior in a migratory songbird.