Magnetic position determination by homing pigeons?

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 218, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 47-54

  Ian Reilly, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; HOMING BEHAVIOR; MAGNETIC FIELD; NAVIGATION;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DIPOLE; MAGNETIC FIELD; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL SUMMATION;

ANIMALIA; COLUMBA;

EID: 0036408442     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.2002.3058     Document Type: Article

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