Sun compass and wind drift compensation in migrating butterflies

Journal of Navigation

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 405-417

  Srygley, Robert B ^a   Oliveira, Evandro G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Animal navigation; Migration; Orientation

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; ORIENTATION;

PANAMA;

EID: 0034815948     PISSN: 03734633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0373463301001448     Document Type: Article

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