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Previous work had indicated that after prolonged exposure to a moving object, ducklings will direct filial responses toward that object even if it remains stationary during its presentation. The present experiment demonstrated the wide species generality of this effect by obtaining similar results in newly hatched chickens, pheasant, turkeys, and quail, as well as ducks.
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This research was supported in part by a grant from the Mellon Foundation.
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Eiserer, L.A., Swope, R.L. Acquisition of behavioral control by static visual features of an imprinting object: Species generality. Animal Learning & Behavior 8, 481–484 (1980). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03199637
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