Mechanisms of animal global navigation: Comparative perspectives and enduring challenges

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 295-318

  Bingman, V P ^a   Cheng, K ^b  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Grid based navigation; Map based navigation; Migrant birds; Migrant sea turtles; True navigation; Vector navigation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIRD; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; TURTLE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CETACEA; CHELONIIDAE; DANAUS PLEXIPPUS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33645644249     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2005.9522584     Document Type: Article

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