On a wing and a vector: A model for magnetic navigation by homing pigeons

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 341-349

  Walker, Michael M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMING; MAGNETIC EFFECT; NAVIGATION; ORIENTATION;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; HOME; MAGNETIC FIELD; MODEL; NONHUMAN; ORIENTATION; PIGEON; POSITION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; COLUMBIFORMES;

EID: 0032493189     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1998.0653     Document Type: Article

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