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Orientation of displaced homing pigeons with shifted Circadian clocks: Prediction vs observation

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    M. Neuss & H. G. Wallraff

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We thank R. Wahl, M. F. Neumann, and several others who helped us in conducting the releases and recording re-entries of pigeons at the loft.

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Neuss, M., Wallraff, H.G. Orientation of displaced homing pigeons with shifted Circadian clocks: Prediction vs observation. Naturwissenschaften 75, 363–365 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00368332

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Keywords

  • Circadian Clock
  • Homing Pigeon