Orientation and navigation in bats: Known unknowns or unknown unknowns?

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 653-660

  Holland, Richard A ^a,b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bats; Compass; Map; Navigation; Orientation

Indexed keywords

BAT; ECHOLOCATION; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HOME RANGE; HOMING BEHAVIOR; MIGRATION;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 33847634431     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-006-0297-7     Document Type: Review

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