Magnetic orientation in birds: Non-compass responses under monochromatic light of increased intensity

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 270, Issue 1529, 2003, Pages 2133-2140

  Wiltschko, Wolfgang ^a   Munro, Ursula ^b   Ford, Hugh ^c   Wiltschko, Roswitha ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Inclination compass; Magnetic field; Magnetoreception; Migratory orientation; Monochromatic light; Zosterops lateralis

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; MAGNETIC FIELD; MIGRATORY SPECIES; ORIENTATION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIGHT INTENSITY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; MIGRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON;

ANIMALIA; AVES; ZOSTEROPS; ZOSTEROPS LATERALIS;

EID: 0142105976     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2003.2476     Document Type: Article

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