When does bearing magnets affect the size of deflection in clock-shifted homing pigeons?

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 493-495

  Wiltschko, Roswitha ^a   Wiltschko, Wolfgang ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clock shift; Columba livia; Magnetic compass; Observed deflections; Pigeon homing; Sun compass

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BODY SIZE; DEFLECTION; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; HOMING BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA;

EID: 33845651762     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-006-0276-z     Document Type: Review

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