Why are water-seeking insects not attracted by mirages? The polarization pattern of mirages

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 300-303

  Horváth, Gábor ^a   Gál, József ^a   Wehner, Rüdiger ^b  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; INSECT; MIGRATION; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0030858850     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001140050398     Document Type: Article

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