Pigeon Homing as a Model Case of Goal-Oriented Navigation

Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 713-722

  Wallraff, H G ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atmospheric chemosignals; Compass; Homing; Landmarks; Magnetic compass; Map; Navigation; Olfactory navigation; Orientation; Pigeons; Sun compass; Visual landscape

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887309049     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-045337-8.00078-4     Document Type: Chapter

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