Nonvisual Photic Responsiveness in Newly Hatched Pigeons ( Columba livia )
- 18 May 1973
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 180 (4087), 753-755
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.180.4087.753
Abstract
Overt behavioral arousal was elicited by light stimulation in pigeon hatchlings. The sensitivity is not mediated via the retina or by direct stimulation of the brain, but rather it is most likely a dermal sensitivity.Keywords
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