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Inversion of the Magnetic Field During Transport: Its Influence on the Homing Behavior of Pigeons

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Animal Migration, Navigation, and Homing

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Pigeons were subjected to an inversed vertical magnetic field during transport to the release site. This resulted in a significant deviation of the mean vanishing directions by about 30· to the right. Inversion of the field before and after transport did not show any effect on the pigeons.

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  1. Abteilung Verhaltensphysiologie, Universität Tübingen, 7400, Tübingen, Federal Republic of Germany

    Jakob Kiepenheuer

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  1. Abt. für Verhaltensphysiologie der Universität Beim Kupferhammer 8, 7400, Tübingen, Federal Republic of Germany

    Klaus Schmidt-Koenig

  2. Dept. of Zoology, Duke University, Durham, N.C., 27706, USA

    Klaus Schmidt-Koenig

  3. Sect, of Neurobiology and Behavior Langmuir Lab., Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., 14853, USA

    William T. Keeton

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Kiepenheuer, J. (1978). Inversion of the Magnetic Field During Transport: Its Influence on the Homing Behavior of Pigeons. In: Schmidt-Koenig, K., Keeton, W.T. (eds) Animal Migration, Navigation, and Homing. Proceedings in Life Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-11147-5_12

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