The water-to-land transition in vertebrate evolution offers an unusual opportunity to consider
computational affordances of a new ecology for the brain. All sensory modalities are …

The cellular structure and functional relevance of the bird fovea are still incompletely
understood. This review gives an overview of the cellular composition of the bird fovea, with …

Although flight is regarded as a key behavior of birds this review argues that the perceptual
demands for its control are met within constraints set by the perceptual demands of two other …

We know a good deal about brain lateralization in birds and a good deal about animal
welfare, but relatively little about whether there is a noteworthy relationship between avian …

Highlights•Australian magpies obtain information on predator type from noisy miner alarm
calls.•Magpie head orientation was higher in response to miner aerial than mobbing …

Swallows are a unique group of songbirds because they are active-pursuit predators that
execute all aspects of hunting prey in flight: search, detection, pursuit, and capture. We show …

Birds, particularly raptors, are believed to forage primarily using visual cues. However, raptor
foraging tactics are highly diverse–from chasing mobile prey to scavenging–which may …

Birds are among the most visually proficient group of animals on the planet; however, their
inability to visualize and discriminate translucent glass structures results in an extreme …

The fovea is a pit formed in the center of the retina that enables high-acuity vision in certain
vertebrate species. While formation of the fovea fascinates many researchers, the molecular …

Birds of prey, also collectively known as raptors, consist of the Falconiformes (falcons and
caracaras), Accipitriformes (eagles, buzzards, hawks, kites, and Old World vultures) …