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Olfactory information from the path is relevant to the homing process of adult pigeons

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dc.contributor.authorJorge, Paulo E.
dc.contributor.authorPinto, Belmiro V.
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-16T12:33:59Z
dc.date.available2018-02-16T12:33:59Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionEstá disponível online, para utilizadores autorizados, material suplementar em https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-017-2421-2.pt_PT
dc.description.abstractThe contribution of path information to the homing process of adult experienced pigeons is by no means consensual. Adult pigeons are expected to determine the homeward direction solely based on information gathered at the release site (i.e., map information). However, several are the evidences suggesting that path information is somehow important to the homing process. Using adult homing pigeons andmanipulation of the pigeons’ access to olfactory information from the displacement to the release site bymeans of nasal plugs that were applied unilaterally, we accessed the contribution of olfactory path information to the homing process. Pigeons transported to the release site with only the right nostril plugged were impaired on the determination of the initial homeward direction, while pigeons transported to the release site with only the left nostril plugged were impaired on the homing speed. The present findings highlight the importance of information from the path to the navigational process wherein olfactory path information contributes to the accurate determination of the homeward direction and in keeping the pigeon’s motivation to fly home.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationBehavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 72, 1-6. Doi: 10.1007/s00265-017-2421-2pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00265-017-2421-2pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn0340-5443
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/6199
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSpringer Verlagpt_PT
dc.relationPTDC/BIA-BEC/99416/2008pt_PT
dc.relationSFRH/64087/2009pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00265-017-2421-2pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectPath informationpt_PT
dc.subjectHoming pigeonspt_PT
dc.subjectUnfamiliar sitespt_PT
dc.subjectOdorspt_PT
dc.subjectMotivationpt_PT
dc.subjectRedundancypt_PT
dc.titleOlfactory information from the path is relevant to the homing process of adult pigeonspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.conferencePlaceGermanypt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage6pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue1pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleBehavioral Ecology and Sociobiologypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume72pt_PT
rcaap.rightsrestrictedAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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