Orientation of Birds in Total Darkness

Current Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 602-606

  Stapput, Katrin ^a   Thalau, Peter ^a   Wiltschko, Roswitha ^a   Wiltschko, Wolfgang ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

SYSNEURO

Indexed keywords

MAGNETITE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAK; DARKNESS; MAGNETISM; METABOLISM; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; SONGBIRD;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BEAK; DARKNESS; FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE; MAGNETICS; ORIENTATION; SONGBIRDS;

AVES; ERITHACUS RUBECULA;

EID: 42049089521     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.03.046     Document Type: Article

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