The Orientation of Visual Space from the Perspective of Hummingbirds

Vision is a key component of hummingbird behavior. Hummingbirds hover in front of flowers, guide their bills into them for foraging, and maneuver backwards to undock from them. Capturing insects is also an important foraging strategy for most hummingbirds. However, little is known about the visual s...

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Main Authors: Luke P. Tyrrell, Benjamin Goller, Bret A. Moore, Douglas L. Altshuler, Esteban Fernández-Juricic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2018.00016/full