Orientation and long-distance migration routes: An attempt to evaluate compass cue limitations and required precision

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 626-636

  Sandberg, Roland ^a   Holmquist, Björn ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; MIGRATION; NAVIGATION;

AVES; CALIDRIS CANUTUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032440275     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3677183     Document Type: Conference Paper

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