Orientation of migratory birds under ultraviolet light

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 200, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 399-407

  Wiltschko, Roswitha ^a   Munro, Ursula ^b   Ford, Hugh ^c   Stapput, Katrin ^a   Thalau, Peter ^a   Wiltschko, Wolfgang ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

'Fixed direction' responses; Magnetoreception; Migratory orientation; Monochromatic light; UV cones

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; SEASON; SONGBIRD; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; ORIENTATION; SEASONS; SONGBIRDS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84899473733     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-014-0898-y     Document Type: Article

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