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Migration Orientation

Migration Orientation is a theoretical construct in fish migration studies that specifies the directional mechanisms and navigational strategies individuals use to orient themselves during migratory movements.

345

Publications

16.7K

Citations

838

Authors

317

Institutions

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2017–2026

42

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Publications

345

Movement, migration, and smolting of Atlantic salmon (<i>Salmo salar</i>)

Stephen D. McCormick, Lars P. Hansen, Thomas P. Quinn et al. · Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences · 1998 · 475 citations

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Flight Orientation Behaviors Promote Optimal Migration Trajectories in High-Flying Insects

Jason W. Chapman, Rebecca Nesbit, Laura Burgin et al. · Science · 2010 · 354 citations

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Migration and orientation in anuran amphibians

Ulrich Sinsch · Ethology Ecology & Evolution · 1990 · 348 citations

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Red light disrupts magnetic orientation of migratory birds

Wolfgang Wiltschko, Ursula Munro, Hugh Ford et al. · Nature · 1993 · 316 citations

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How Migrants Get There: Migratory Performance and Orientation

Susanne Åkesson, Anders Hedenström · BioScience · 2007 · 311 citations · Full text

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Authors

838

  1. WW
    Wolfgang Wiltschko

    Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

    21 publications · 1.2K citations

    18

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  2. RW
    Roswitha Wiltschko

    Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

    15 publications · 1K citations

    15

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  3. TA
    Thomas Alerstam

    Lund University, Sweden

    11 publications · 826 citations

    11

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  4. UM
    Ursula Munro

    Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

    10 publications · 771 citations

    10

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  5. HF
    Hugh Ford

    University of New England, Australia

    9 publications · 739 citations

    9

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Institutions

317

  1. Lund University

    Lund, Sweden

    20 h-index

    69 publications

    4.5K citations

  2. Goethe University Frankfurt

    Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    17 h-index

    41 publications

    2.2K citations

  3. Fisheries and Oceans Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    11 h-index

    16 publications

    909 citations

  4. Max Planck Institute for Ornithology

    Pöcking, Germany

    10 h-index

    17 publications

    1.2K citations

  5. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    9 h-index

    13 publications

    736 citations

  6. NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

    Silver Spring, United States

    8 h-index

    12 publications

    439 citations

  7. University of Pisa

    Pisa, Italy

    8 h-index

    16 publications

    453 citations

  8. University of Copenhagen

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    8 h-index

    17 publications

    840 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Experimental Biology

    17 publications · 1K citations

    16

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  2. 12

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  3. 11

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  4. Animal Behaviour

    11 publications · 650 citations

    11

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  5. Environmental Biology of Fishes

    12 publications · 537 citations

    11

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