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Pigeons released within a strong and heterogenous magnetic anomaly show no homeward orientation, though homing speeds are not significantly different from those of birds released outside the anomaly. It is questioned whether pigeons can make sensible use of the magnetic topography of anomalies in the process of navigation because of their three-dimensional structure making the measurement of gradients and absolute intensities during flight very difficult.
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Kiepenheuer, J. (1982). The Effect of Magnetic Anomalies on the Homing Behaviour of Pigeons: An Attempt to Analyse the Possible Factors Involved. In: Papi, F., Wallraff, H.G. (eds) Avian Navigation. Proceedings in Life Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68616-0_12
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