Contradictory results on the role of polarized light in compass calibration in migratory songbirds

Publisher:
Springer
Publication Type:
Journal Article
Citation:
Journal Of Ornithology, 2008, 149 (4), pp. 607 - 614
Issue Date:
2008-01
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Experiments with migrating birds on the interaction between magnetic and celestial cues have produced heterogeneous results. A recent study claimed that the magnetic compass in passerine migrants is calibrated by the pattern of polarized light at sunset
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