Open AccessOriëntering en navigering by voëls
Author(s) -
H. Bouwman
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
suid-afrikaanse tydskrif vir natuurwetenskap en tegnologie/die suid-afrikaanse tydskrif vir natuurwetenskap en tegnologie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2222-4173
pISSN - 0254-3486
DOI - 10.4102/satnt.v17i1.685
Subject(s) - ornithology , mosaic , earth's magnetic field , position (finance) , geography , field (mathematics) , geodesy , biology , paleontology , ecology , mathematics , physics , southern hemisphere , archaeology , magnetic field , finance , quantum mechanics , pure mathematics , economics
How birds orientate and navigate over long distances, remains one of the subjects of ornithology eliciting much interest. Birds use combinations of different sources of information to find direction and position. Some of these are the geomagnetic field, celestial bodies, mosaic and gradient maps, sound, smell, idiotetic information and others. Different species use different combinations of sources. This ability is partially inherent and partially learned