Virginia Tech researchers demonstrate that light guides flight of migratory birds

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dc.contributor.authorTrulove, Susanen
dc.coverage.spatialBlacksburg, Va.en
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-29T21:07:35Zen
dc.date.available2015-10-29T21:07:35Zen
dc.date.issued2006-08-11en
dc.description.abstractSongbirds use multiple sources of directional cues to guide their seasonal migrations, including the Sun, star patterns, the earth's magnetic field, and sky polarized light patterns. To avoid navigational errors as cue availability changes with time of day and weather conditions, however, these "compass" systems must be calibrated to a common reference. Experiments over the last 30 years have failed to resolve the fundamental question of how migratory birds integrate multiple sources of directional information into a coherent navigational system.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/59595en
dc.publisherVirginia Tech. University Relationsen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderVirginia Tech. University Relationsen
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectResearchen
dc.titleVirginia Tech researchers demonstrate that light guides flight of migratory birdsen
dc.typePress releaseen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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