William W. Cochran

Migrating Songbirds Recalibrate Their Magnetic Compass Daily from Twilight Cues

William W. Cochran, Henrik Mouritsen, Martin Wikelski · Science · 2004 · 384 citations

Magnetic Compass, Night Migratory Songbirds, Avian Locomotion +5

A Radio-Tracking System for Wild Animals

William W. Cochran, Rexford D. Lord · Journal of Wildlife Management · 1963 · 295 citations

Radio Location, Electrical Engineering, Energy Harvesting +12

Fat, weather, and date affect migratory songbirds’ departure decisions, routes, and time it takes to cross the Gulf of Mexico

Jill L. Deppe, Michael P. Ward, Rachel T. Bolus et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2015 · 201 citations · Full text

Large Fat Reserves, Wildlife Ecology, Avian Locomotion +9

Bat orientation using Earth's magnetic field

Richard A. Holland, Kasper Thorup, Maarten J. Vonhof et al. · Nature · 2006 · 161 citations · Full text

Magnetic Field, Bat Orientation, Magnetic Measurement +1

Automatic Radio-Tracking System for Monitoring Animal Movements

William W. Cochran, Dwain W. Warner, John R. Tester et al. · BioScience · 1965 · 110 citations

Engineering, Movement Ecology, Wearable Technology +17