Geomagnetic field affects spring migratory direction in a long distance migrant

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1317-1323

  Henshaw, Ian ^a,c   Fransson, Thord ^b   Jakobsson, Sven ^a   Kullberg, Cecilia ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bird migration; Experimental displacement; Geomagnetic field; Lesser whitethroat; Orientation; Spring

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; LATITUDE; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; ORIENTATION BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRD;

CZECH REPUBLIC; NORWAY; SWEDEN;

AVES; SYLVIA CURRUCA;

EID: 77954540800     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-010-0946-8     Document Type: Article

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