Nocturnal orientation of robins, Erithacus rubecula: Birds caught during migratory flight are disoriented

Acta Ethologica

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-50

  Muheim, Rachel ^a,c   Jenni, Lukas ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bird migration; Migratory orientation; Phototaxis; Robin

Indexed keywords

EID: 26444529044     PISSN: 08739749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00012231     Document Type: Article

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