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Avian Navigation

International Symposium on Avian Navigation (ISAN) held at Tirrenia (Pisa), September 11–14, 1981

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1982

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Editors:
  1. Floriano Papi

    1. Istituto di Biologia Generale, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy

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  2. Hans G. Wallraff

    1. Max-Planck-Institut für Verhaltensphysiologie, Seewiesen, Germany

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Part of the book series: Proceedings in Life Sciences (LIFE SCIENCES)

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Table of contents (39 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIII
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  2. Migration and Migratory Orientation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1 -1
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    2. Do Migrating Birds Fly Along Straight Lines?

      • B. Bruderer
      Pages 3-14

    3. Nocturnal Landbird Migration over Southern Ontario, Canada: Orientation vs. Wind in Autumn

      • W. John Richardson
      Pages 15-27

    4. Spatial Distribution of Migrating Birds and Small-Scale Atmospheric Motion

      • R. P. Larkin
      Pages 28-37

    5. The Effects of Overcast Skies on the Orientation of Free-Flying Nocturnal Migrants

      • K. P. Able
      Pages 38-49

    6. The Migratory Orientation of Garden Warblers, Sylvia borin

      • W. Wiltschko
      Pages 50-58

    7. Interrelation of Magnetic Compass, Star Orientation, and the Sun in the Orientation of Blackcaps and Robins

      • W. Viehmann
      Pages 59-67

    8. Age-Dependent Orientation in Migratory Birds

      • S. A. Gauthreaux Jr.
      Pages 68-74

    9. Adaptive Temporal Programming of Molt and Migratory Disposition in Two Closely Related Long-Distance Migrants, the Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) and the Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis)

      • E. Gwinner, I. Schwabl-Benzinger
      Pages 75-89

    10. Locomotory Activity of Day-Migrating Finches

      • E. Glück
      Pages 90-95

  3. Homing of Pigeons

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-97
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    2. Is There Evidence for a Magnetic Map in Homing Pigeons?

      • C. Walcott
      Pages 99-108

    3. Magnetic Navigation in Pigeons: Possibilities and Problems

      • A. J. Lednor
      Pages 109-119

    4. The Effect of Magnetic Anomalies on the Homing Behaviour of Pigeons: An Attempt to Analyse the Possible Factors Involved

      • J. Kiepenheuer
      Pages 120-128

    5. Homing Pigeons’ Behaviour in the Irregular Magnetic Field of Western Switzerland

      • U. Frei
      Pages 129-139

    6. Pigeon Homing: Effect of Altered Magnetic Field During Displacement on Initial Orientation

      • S. Benvenuti, N. E. Baldaccini, P. Ioalé
      Pages 140-148

    7. Olfaction and Homing in Pigeons: Ten Years of Experiments

      • F. Papi
      Pages 149-159

    8. Pigeon Orientation: Experiments on the Role of Olfactory Stimuli Perceived During the Outward Journey

      • N. E. Baldaccini, S. Benvenuti, V. Fiaschi, P. Ioalé, F. Papi
      Pages 160-169

    9. Pigeon Homing: Effects of Differential Shielding of Home Cages

      • P. Ioalé
      Pages 170-178
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About this book

Right from the start of this century, field observations and the patient ringing of birds have made available a growing mass of data on the breeding and resting areas of migratory species and on the course, period and duration of their seasonal flights. Considered as a whole, this work on migration morphology commands admiration, and when view­ ed in detail it reveals fascinating insights into the extraordinary naviga­ tional performances of many bird species, which find their way over enormous distances. Yet only a few dozen physiologists are actively trying to answer the question of how these performances are achieved. Experimental work on migratory birds raises many difficulties, some of them insuperable, so that many researchers carry out their experiments on the homing pigeon, which is constantly motivated by homesickness and ready to display its ability to flyaway home. Many of the problems connected with bird navigation are still un­ solved, but a rapidly growing body of results is being produced along with a variety of new ideas and approaches. A clear majority of the stu­ dents of bird navigation met in September 1981 in Tirrenia, a seaside resort on the Tyrrhenian coast, where each of them offered new in­ sights into his or her recent investigations. Their contributions have been connected in this volume, which provides an up-to-date conspec­ tus of the stage reached by research in this field.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Istituto di Biologia Generale, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Floriano Papi

  • Max-Planck-Institut für Verhaltensphysiologie, Seewiesen, Germany

    Hans G. Wallraff

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Avian Navigation

  • Book Subtitle: International Symposium on Avian Navigation (ISAN) held at Tirrenia (Pisa), September 11–14, 1981

  • Editors: Floriano Papi, Hans G. Wallraff

  • Series Title: Proceedings in Life Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68616-0

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1982

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-68618-4Published: 07 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-68616-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0172-6625

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 380

  • Topics: Zoology

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