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Hypothesen und Argumente zum Navigationsvermögen der Vögel

Hypotheses on bird navigation during the past 35 years

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Schmidt-Koenig, K. Hypothesen und Argumente zum Navigationsvermögen der Vögel. J Ornithol 126, 237–252 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01640366

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