| Title |
Edge Detection in Landing Budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus)
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, October 2009
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0007301 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Partha Bhagavatula, Charles Claudianos, Michael Ibbotson, Mandyam Srinivasan |
| Abstract |
While considerable scientific effort has been devoted to studying how birds navigate over long distances, relatively little is known about how targets are detected, obstacles are avoided and smooth landings are orchestrated. Here we examine how visual features in the environment, such as contrasting edges, determine where a bird will land. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4 | 7% |
| United States | 2 | 3% |
| Portugal | 1 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| Austria | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 51 | 85% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 23 | 38% |
| Researcher | 11 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 7% |
| Other | 4 | 7% |
| Unknown | 4 | 7% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 35 | 58% |
| Computer Science | 5 | 8% |
| Engineering | 5 | 8% |
| Environmental Science | 2 | 3% |
| Psychology | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 7 | 12% |
| Unknown | 4 | 7% |