A strong magnetic pulse affects the precision of departure direction of naturally migrating adult but not juvenile birds

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 10, Issue 81, 2013, Pages

  Holland, Richard A ^a,c   Helm, Barbara ^a,b,d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ferrimagnetic; Map; Migration; Navigation; Robin

Indexed keywords

FERRIMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERRIMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAPS;

BIRD MIGRATION; EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD; FERRIMAGNETIC; MAGNETIC PULSE; MAP-BASED NAVIGATION; MIGRATION; MIGRATORY BIRDS; ROBIN;

NAVIGATION;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; MAGNETIC PULSE; MAGNETISM; MIGRATION; NONHUMAN; PULSE RATE; AGE; ANIMAL; GERMANY; MAGNETIC FIELD; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; SONGBIRD; TELEMETRY;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; GERMANY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; ORIENTATION; SONGBIRDS; TELEMETRY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875735503     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2012.1047     Document Type: Article

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