Calibration of magnetic and celestial compass cues in migratory birds - A review of cue-conflict experiments

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 2-17

  Muheim, Rachel ^a,b   Moore, Frank R ^c   Phillips, John B ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Celestial compass; Compass calibration; Cue conflict; Magnetic compass; Migratory orientation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ASSOCIATION; BIRD; CONFLICT; MAGNETISM; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SUNLIGHT;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BIRDS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CUES; MAGNETICS; ORIENTATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUNLIGHT;

AVES;

EID: 31544452094     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01960     Document Type: Review

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