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IV. References

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Blough, D. S. & Blough, P. M. (1990). Reaction time assessments of visual perception in pigeons. In W.C. Stebbins & M.A. Berkley (Eds.), Comparative perception: Vol. II.  (pp. 245-276). New York, NY: Wiley 

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Blough, P. M. (1984). Visual search in pigeons: Effects of memory set size and display variables. Perception & Psychophysics, 35. 344-352. 

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    Acknowledgement

The recent research reported here was supported in part by NSF Grant BNS-9407269.