Orientation and navigation in birds

How birds orientate and navigate over long distances, remains one of the subjects of ornithology eliciting much interest. Birds use combinations of different sources of information to find direction and position. Some of these are the geomagnetic field, celestial bodies, mosaic and gradient maps,...

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Main Author: H. Bouwman
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: South African Journal of Science and Technology 1998-07-01
Series:South African Journal of Science and Technology
Online Access:http://www.satnt.ac.za/index.php/satnt/article/view/685