Optic flow cues guide flight in birds
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Bhagavatula, Partha(Parthasarathy; Claudianos, Charles; Ibbotson, Michael; Srinivasan, Mandyam V
Description
Although considerable effort has been devoted to investigating how birds migrate over large distances, surprisingly little is known about how they tackle so successfully the moment-to-moment challenges of rapid flight through cluttered environments [1]. It has been suggested that birds detect and avoid obstacles [2] and control landing maneuvers [3-5] by using cues derived from the image motion that is generated in the eyes during flight. Here we investigate the ability of budgerigars to fly...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2011 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/51137 |
Source: | Current Biology |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.cub.2011.09.009 |
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