Response variability in the quail (Coturnix coturnix Japónica)

Visual discrimination of color, pattern, and form in the Japanese quail Coturnix coturnix japonica

“…Also, because this bird courts often and reliably, Farris was able to classically condition courting behavior in the male with the interesting finding that the components of courting behavior conditioned in the same order in which they appear developmentally. T-maze studies using both food and water reinforcements have also been done (Farris, 1964;Thompson, Loomis, & LOOmis, 1965). In this laboratory, Japanese quail are successfully being used in studies of selective attention and complex visual discrimination.…”