Seven theses on pigeon homing deduced from empirical findings

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 105-111

  Wallraff, Hans G ^a  

^a Univ Zurich Max Planck Inst F V   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atmospheric trace gases; Bird navigation; Home independent orientation; Olfactory map; Visual landscape

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000870246     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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