White-throated sparrows calibrate their magnetic compass by polarized light cues during both autumn and spring migration

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 3466-3472

  Muheim, Rachel ^a   Phillips, John B ^b   Deutschlander, Mark E ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES   (United States)

Author keywords

Birds; Compass calibration; Magnetic compass; Orientation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; LIGHT; MAGNETISM; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; SEASON; SPARROW;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CUES; LIGHT; MAGNETICS; ORIENTATION; SEASONS; SPARROWS;

AMMODRAMUS SANDWICHENSIS; AVES; PASSERCULUS; PASSERI; ZONOTRICHIA ALBICOLLIS;

EID: 70350247674     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.032771     Document Type: Article

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