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Homing ability after displacement to a release site has been reported for many species. Recent experiments have also shown this ability in humans who have been displaced (Baker, 1980). However, the results of these experiments have not always been reproducible (Gould and Able, 1981). This paper describes a displacement experiment using visually handicapped humans.
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Gould, J. L., and Able, K. P., 1981, Human homing: An elusive phenomenon, Science 212: 1061–1063.
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Judge, T.K. (1985). A Study of the Homeward Orientation of Visually Handicapped Humans. In: Kirschvink, J.L., Jones, D.S., MacFadden, B.J. (eds) Magnetite Biomineralization and Magnetoreception in Organisms. Topics in Geobiology, vol 5. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0313-8_31
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