Polarized light cues underlie compass calibration in migratory songbirds

Science

Volumn 313, Issue 5788, 2006, Pages 837-839

  Muheim, Rachel ^a,b   Phillips, John B ^b   Åkesson, Susanne ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CALIBRATION; GEOMAGNETISM; LIGHT POLARIZATION; NAVIGATION;

DIRECTIONAL SYSTEMS; GEOMAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC COMPASS; NAVIGATIONAL ERRORS;

RADIO DIRECTION FINDING SYSTEMS;

CALIBRATION; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; NAVIGATION AID; POLARIZATION; SONGBIRD;

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ASTRONOMY; CALIBRATION; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; LIGHT; MAGNETIC FIELD; MIGRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SONGBIRD; SPARROW; SUN;

ALASKA; ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; CALIBRATION; CUES; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; GEOGRAPHY; LIGHT; MAGNETICS; ORIENTATION; SEASONS; SPARROWS; SUNLIGHT;

GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAVANNAH; UNITED STATES;

PASSERCULUS;

EID: 33747092301     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1129709     Document Type: Article

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