The sun compass revisited

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 97, Issue , 2014, Pages 135-143

  Guilford, Tim ^a   Taylor, Graham K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avian navigation; Clock shift; Compass orientation; Heading indicator; Shadows; Solar cues; Time compensated sun compass

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; MOVEMENT; ORIENTATION BEHAVIOR; RECOGNITION; SHADING; SOLAR RADIATION; SOLAR SYSTEM;

AVES;

EID: 84907681504     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.09.005     Document Type: Article

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