Neural specialization for hovering in hummingbirds: hypertrophy of the pretectal nucleus Lentiformis mesencephali

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Neural specialization for hovering in hummingbirds: hypertrophy of the pretectal nucleus Lentiformis mesencephali is …
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P356DOI10.1002/CNE.21098
P698PubMed publication ID17111358
P5875ResearchGate publication ID6687257

P50authorAndrew N IwaniukQ43272156
Douglas R WylieQ88389439
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P433issue2
P407language of work or nameEnglishQ1860
P921main subjecthummingbirdQ43624
P304page(s)211-221
P577publication date2007-01-01
P1433published inThe Journal of Comparative NeurologyQ3186907
P1476titleNeural specialization for hovering in hummingbirds: hypertrophy of the pretectal nucleus Lentiformis mesencephali
P478volume500

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