The orientation of the sandhopper Talitrus saltator during a partial solar eclipse

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

Volumn 190, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 855-859

  Ugolini, A ^a   Castellini, C ^b   Tiribilli, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Celestial orientation; Solar eclipse; Solar orientation; Sunset orientation; Talitrus saltator

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPODA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ASTRONOMY; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOMETRY; SUNLIGHT;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; CUES; ORIENTATION; RADIOMETRY; SOLAR SYSTEM; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 8744259727     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-004-0535-2     Document Type: Article

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