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Columbidae

Known as: Dove, Doves, Pigeons 
Family in the order COLUMBIFORMES, comprised of pigeons or doves. They are BIRDS with short legs, stout bodies, small heads, and slender bills. Some… 
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Review
1998
Review
1998
Frugivory and seed dispersal by vertebrates in the Oriental (Indomalayan) Region
Current knowledge of frugivory and seed dispersal by vertebrates in the Oriental Region is summarized. Some degree of frugivory… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Computation of different optical variables of looming objects in pigeon nucleus rotundus neurons
Three types of looming-selective neurons have been found in the nucleus rotundus of pigeons, each computing a different optical… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Biotinylated dextran amine as an anterograde tracer for single- and double-labeling studies
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Phosphorus Uptake by Pigeon Pea and Its Role in Cropping Systems of the Indian Subcontinent
Pigeon pea was shown to be more efficient at utilizing iron-bound phosphorus (Fe-P) than several other crop species. This ability… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Natural concepts in pigeons.
Pigeons learned to discriminate pictures of trees, bodies of water, or a particular person in three separate experiments… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Extreme vestibulo‐ocular adaptation induced by prolonged optical reversal of vision
1. These experiments investigated plastic changes in the vestibulo‐ocular reflex (VOR) of human subjects consequent to long‐term… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Radiochemical micro assays for the determination of choline acetyltransferase and acetylcholinesterase activities.
1. The methods for the assay of choline acetyltransferase were based on the reaction between labelled acetyl-CoA and unlabelled… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
A quantitative analysis of the responding maintained by interval schedules of reinforcement.
Interval schedules of reinforcement maintained pigeons' key-pecking in six experiments. Each schedule was specified in terms of… 
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
Complex Visual Concept in the Pigeon
Pigeons were trained to respond to the presence or absence of human beings in photographs. The precision of their performances… 
Highly Cited
1959
Highly Cited
1959
Delayed matching in the pigeon.
A discriminative stimulus is sometimes said to "control" the strength or probability of a response. How long does such control… 
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