Orientation in relation to exposure to the setting sun in some passerine trans-saharan migrants

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 143-157

  Marchetti, C ^a   Bezzi, E M ^a   Baldaccini, N E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Emlen funnels; Migratory orientation; Palaearctic Passerines; Visual cues

Indexed keywords

MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; ORIENTATION; PASSERINE;

FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA; PHOENICURUS PHOENICURUS; PHYLLOSCOPUS TROCHILUS; SYLVIA BORIN;

EID: 0031733671     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.1998.9522863     Document Type: Article

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