Effect of a magnetic pulse on the orientation of silvereyes, Zosterops l. lateralis, during spring migration

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 3257-3261

  Wiltschko, Wolfgang ^a   Munro, Ursula ^b,d   Ford, Hugh ^c   Wiltschko, Roswitha ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bird migration; Magnetic compass; Magnetite; Migratory orientation; Navigational 'map'; Pulse magnetization; Silvereye; Zosterops l. lateralis

Indexed keywords

AVES; SILVEREYES; SILVEREYES ZOSTEROPS; ZOSTEROPS; ZOSTEROPS LATERALIS;

EID: 0032418881     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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