Magnetic compass of migratory Savannah sparrows is calibrated by skylight polarization at sunrise and sunset

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 148, Issue SUPLL. 2, 2007, Pages

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

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

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cue calibration; Magnetic compass; Orientation; Skylight polarization

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CALIBRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; LIGHT EFFECT; MIGRATORY POPULATION; POLARIZATION;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AMMODRAMUS SANDWICHENSIS; AVES; PASSERCULUS SANDWICHENSIS; PASSERI;

EID: 36949028098     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-007-0187-4     Document Type: Article

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