Orientation and navigation in Amphibia

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-71

  Sinsch, Ulrich ^a  

^a University Koblenz Landau ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Beaconing; Compass orientation; Map based orientation; Multisensory; Orientation; Path integration; Pilotage

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; NAVIGATION; ORIENTATION;

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANIMALIA; NOTOPHTHALMUS VIRIDESCENS; SALAMANDRIDAE;

EID: 33645635799     PISSN: 10236244     EISSN: 10290362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236240600562794     Document Type: Article

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