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A number of orientational responses to the magnetic field described over the last decades are basically different from compass orientation, as they are not based on the vector quality of the magnetic field. Instead, they seem to depend on the spatial distribution of magnetic parameters such as total intensity and inclination. In most regions, the changes in these values with distance are rather small (cf. Sect. 1.1.2.1); as differences must exceed a certain threshold to be detected, the use of this type of magnetic information appears to be meaningful only when large distances are involved. Hence, it seems to be restricted to highly mobile animals that have extended migrations or home from distant sites.
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Wiltschko, R., Wiltschko, W. (1995). Non-Compass Orientation by the Magnetic Field. In: Magnetic Orientation in Animals. Zoophysiology, vol 33. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79749-1_6
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