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Animal Migration, Navigation, and Homing

Symposium Held at the University of Tübingen August 17–20, 1977

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1978

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Editors:
  1. Klaus Schmidt-Koenig

    1. Abt. für Verhaltensphysiologie der Universität Beim Kupferhammer 8, Tübingen, Federal Republic of Germany
      Dept. of Zoology, Duke University, Durham, USA

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  2. William T. Keeton

    1. Sect, of Neurobiology and Behavior Langmuir Lab., Cornell University, Ithaca, USA

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

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Table of contents (45 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
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  2. Session

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Second-order Statistical Analysis of Directions

      • Eduard Batschelet
      Pages 3-24

    3. Sensory Mechanisms for Animal Orientation — Can Any New Ones be Discovered?

      • Melvin L. Kreithen
      Pages 25-34

    4. Sensory Mechanisms Related to Homing in Pigeons

      • Juan D. Delius, Jacky Emmerton
      Pages 35-41

    5. A Role for the Avian Pectén Oculi in Orientation to the Sun?

      • John D. Pettigrew
      Pages 42-54

  3. Session

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55
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    2. Do Pigeons Use Their Eyes for Navigation? A New Technique!

      • Karl-Ludwig Köhler
      Pages 57-64

    3. Pigeon Homing: Cues Detected During the Outward Journey Influence Initial Orientation

      • F. Papi, P. Ioalé, V. Fiaschi, S. Benvenuti, N. E. Baldaccini
      Pages 65-77

    4. Investigation of Pigeon Homing by Means of “Deflector Cages”

      • N. E. Baldaccini, S. Benvenuti, V. Fiaschi, P. Ioalé, F. Papi
      Pages 78-91

    5. An Apparent Lunar Rhythm in the Day-to-Day Variations in Initial Bearings of Homing Pigeons

      • Timothy Larkin, William T. Keeton
      Pages 92-106

    6. Further Experiments on the Olfactory Hypothesis of Pigeon Homing

      • Robert Hartwick, Jakob Kiepenheuer, Klaus Schmidt-Koenig
      Pages 107-118

    7. Local Anesthesia of the Olfactory Membrane and Homing in Pigeons

      • Klaus Schmidt-Koenig, John B. Phillips
      Pages 119-124
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Abt. für Verhaltensphysiologie der Universität Beim Kupferhammer 8, Tübingen, Federal Republic of Germany

    Klaus Schmidt-Koenig

  • Dept. of Zoology, Duke University, Durham, USA

    Klaus Schmidt-Koenig

  • Sect, of Neurobiology and Behavior Langmuir Lab., Cornell University, Ithaca, USA

    William T. Keeton

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Animal Migration, Navigation, and Homing

  • Book Subtitle: Symposium Held at the University of Tübingen August 17–20, 1977

  • Editors: Klaus Schmidt-Koenig, William T. Keeton

  • Series Title: Proceedings in Life Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-11147-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1978

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-11148-2Published: 11 January 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-11147-5Published: 05 October 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0172-6625

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 464

  • Number of Illustrations: 68 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Life Sciences, general, Biomedicine general

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