Mechanisms of magnetic orientation in birds

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 565-573

  Beason, Robert C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 22844432460     PISSN: 15407063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/45.3.565     Document Type: Conference Paper

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