Homing ability and sensitivity to the geomagnetic field in the alpine newt, triturus alpestris

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 251-259

  Diego Rasilla, Francisco Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Homing; Magnetoreception; Newt; Orientation cues; Triturus alpestris

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; HOMING BEHAVIOR; MIGRATION; ORIENTATION BEHAVIOR;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ARENA; REPTILIA; SALAMANDRIDAE; TRITURUS ALPESTRIS;

EID: 0142185162     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2003.9522670     Document Type: Article

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