A hierarchy of compass systems in migratory birds
(2020)
Journal Article
Pakhomov, A., & Chernetsov, N. (2020). A hierarchy of compass systems in migratory birds. Vestnik Sankt Peterburgskogo Universiteta. Seriya 1. Matematika, Mechanika, Astronomiya / Vestnik St. Petersburg University: Mathematics, 65(3), 7-9. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu03.2020.306
Migratory birds use several different sources of orientation information. They have at least three compass systems based on different cues: the sun and polarized light, the stars and their constellations, and the geomagnetic field. The concurrent inf... Read More about A hierarchy of compass systems in migratory birds.