Differential effects of magnetic pulses on the orientation of naturally migrating birds

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 7, Issue 52, 2010, Pages 1617-1625

  Holland, Richard A ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bird navigation; Magnetic field; Magnetite; Migration; Polarity

Indexed keywords

MAGNETITE; NAVIGATION;

DIFFERENTIAL EFFECT; EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD; IRON MINERALS; MAGNETIC PULSE; MIGRATING BIRDS; MIGRATION; MIGRATORY BIRDS; NATURAL CONDITIONS; POLARITY; RE MAGNETIZATIONS; SENSORY SYSTEM;

MAGNETIC FIELDS;

IRON; MINERAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEAK; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; MIGRATION; NONHUMAN; ORIENTATION; SENSORY SYSTEM; SIGNAL DETECTION;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 78149341667     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2010.0159     Document Type: Article

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