Not all songbirds calibrate their magnetic compass from twilight cues: a telemetry study
(2011)
Journal Article
Chernetsov, N., Kishkinev, D., Kosarev, V., & Bolshakov, C. V. (2011). Not all songbirds calibrate their magnetic compass from twilight cues: a telemetry study. Journal of Experimental Biology, 214(15), 2540-2543. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.057729
Migratory birds are able to use the sun and associated polarised light patterns, stellar cues and the geomagnetic field for orientation. No general agreement has been reached regarding the hierarchy of orientation cues. Recent data from naturally mig... Read More about Not all songbirds calibrate their magnetic compass from twilight cues: a telemetry study.