Table of Contents

Part 1 The avian eye view: introduction, Sally A. McFadden; producing the image, Graham R. Martin; exploring the image, Hans-Ortwin Nalbach et al; constructing the three-dimensional image, Sally A. McFadden; the visual capabilities of birds, William Hodos; colour vision of birds, Francisco J. Varela et al. Part 2 Functional anatomy of the avian visual system: introduction, Onur Gunturkun; the avian visual system and the evolution of the neocortex, Toru Shimizu and Harvey J. Karten; anatomy of the avian thalamofugal pathway, Onur Gunturkun et al; the organization of the tectofugal pathway in birds - a comparative review, Jurgen Engelage and Hans-Joachim Bischof; binocular processing in frontal-eyed birds, G. Casini et al. Part 3 Development of the avian visual system: introduction, Hans-Joachim Bischof; developmental anatomy of the chick retinotectal projection, Jorg Mey and Solon Thanos; development, plasticity, and differential organization of parallel processing of visual information in birds, G. Fontanesi et al; development of the tectofugal visual system of normal and deprived zebra finches, Kathrin Herrmann and Hans-Joachim Bischof; developmental mechanisms of lateralization, Lesley J. Rogers and Patrice Adret. Part 4 Visuomotor mechanisms: introduction, H. Philip Zeigler; eye movements, head movements, and gaze stabilization in birds, Josh Wallman and Juan-Carlos Letelier; sensorimotor mechanisms and pecking in the pigeon, H. Philip Zeigler et al; control of pecking response topography by stimulus-reinforcer and response-reinforcer contingencies, Robert W. Allan; visual mechanisms of prey capture in water birds, Gadi Katzir. Part 5 Vision and cognition: introduction, Jacky Emmerton; lateralization and strategies of viewing in the domestic chick, R.J. Andrew and M. Dharmaretnam; two eyes and one world - studies of interocular and intraocular transfer in birds, Monika Remy and Shigeru Watanabe; what can we learn from experiments on pigeon concept discrimination?, Shigeru Watanabe et al; beyond sensation - visual cognition in pigeons, Jacky Emmerton and Juan D. Delius; vision, cognition, and the avian hippocampus, Verner P. Bingman.

About the Author

Hans-Joachim Bischof is Professor of Behavioral Physiology at the University of Bielefeld, Germany. H. Philip Zeigler is Professor of Biopsychology at Hunter College, City University of New York.