Lateralisation of magnetic compass orientation in silvereyes, Zosterops lateralis

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 597-602

  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

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; ORIENTATION; VISION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; COLUMBA; ERITHACUS RUBECULA; TURDUS; ZOSTEROPS; ZOSTEROPS LATERALIS;

EID: 1542684707     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO03022     Document Type: Article

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