Laboratory determination of startle reaction time of the starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
1-1-1977
Abstract
Startle response times of starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) to auditory and visual stimuli were determined in the laboratory. Birds were placed in an anechoic chamber and exposed to either a 1 ms flash of unfiltered white light, or a 30 ms pure tone burst. An electronic detection system monitored and recorded the activity of the birds. The recording apparatus allowed for an accuracy to 10-4 s in measuring reaction times. The mean reaction time of birds to light stimuli was 76·38 ms. The mean reaction time to sound stimuli was 80·64 ms. © 1977.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Animal Behaviour
Volume
25
Issue
PART 3
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Pomeroy, Harold, and Frank Heppner. "Laboratory determination of startle reaction time of the starling (Sturnus vulgaris)." Animal Behaviour 25, PART 3 (1977): 720-725. doi: 10.1016/0003-3472(77)90121-X.
