The direction of celestial rotation affects the development of migratory orientation in pied flycatchers, Ficedula hypoleuca

Ethology

Volumn 104, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 905-915

  Weindler, Peter ^b   Liepa, Varis ^b   Wiltschko, Wolfgang ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; ORIENTATION;

AVES; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 0031743956     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1998.tb00040.x     Document Type: Article

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