Light-dependent magnetoreception in birds: Does directional information change with light intensity?

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 36-40

  Wiltschko, W ^a   Wiltschko, R ^a   Munro, U ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; LIGHT EFFECT;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRD; DIRECTIONAL VISION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; LIGHT; MIGRATION; NONHUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSORY RECEPTOR; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0033958578     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001140050006     Document Type: Article

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