Open AccessMagnetic compass orientation and polarized light sensitivity in birds - behavioural and physiological mechanisms of cue integration
Author(s) -
Rachel Muheim
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
frontiers in behavioral neuroscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.26
H-Index - 73
ISSN - 1662-5153
DOI - 10.3389/conf.fnbeh.2012.27.00046
Subject(s) - compass , sunset , sunrise , sky , orientation (vector space) , magnetoreception , sensory cue , skylight , photopic vision , polarization (electrochemistry) , physics , biology , optics , magnetic field , cartography , ecology , geography , earth's magnetic field , neuroscience , astronomy , retina , mathematics , geometry , quantum mechanics , chemistry