Animal navigation at the end of the century: A retrospect and a look forward

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 171-180

  Papi, Floriano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Animal navigation; Animal orientation; Migration

Indexed keywords

MIGRATION; NAVIGATION; ORIENTATION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CHELONIIDAE; COLUMBA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0035165125     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000109356405     Document Type: Article

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