The orientation system of birds - I. Compass mechanisms;Das Orientierungssystem der Vogel I. Kompassmechanismen

Journal fur Ornithologie

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-40

  Wiltschko, Roswitha ^a   Wiltschko, Wolfgang ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compass mechanism; Cue conflict; Magnetic field; Polarized light; Reference system; Star compass; Sun compass

Indexed keywords

BIRD; MIGRATION; ORIENTATION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLIFORMES;

EID: 0032996861     PISSN: 00218375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02462086     Document Type: Article

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