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Movement Orientation

Movement Orientation is a theoretical construct in movement ecology that specifies the directional bias in an organism's movement relative to environmental gradients or navigational cues, distinguishing it from other movement components by its focus on angular alignment and heading decisions.

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Citations

398

Authors

197

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

10

Variants

Movement Heading

Parents

Publications

208

Migration and orientation in anuran amphibians

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

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A synergetic theory of environmentally-specified and learned patterns of movement coordination

Gregor Schöner, J. A. Scott Kelso · Biological Cybernetics · 1988 · 287 citations

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Political Sociology and Social Movements

Andrew G. Walder · Annual Review of Sociology · 2009 · 282 citations

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Lateralization of magnetic compass orientation in a migratory bird

Wolfgang Wiltschko, Joachim Traudt, Onur Güntürkün et al. · Nature · 2002 · 220 citations

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The role of learning in fish orientation

Lucy Odling‐Smee, Victoria A. Braithwaite · Fish and Fisheries · 2003 · 208 citations

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Authors

398

  1. JB
    John B. Phillips

    Virginia Tech, United States

    10 publications · 443 citations

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  2. WJ
    W. J. Crozier

    Harvard University, United States

    4 publications · 97 citations

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  3. KP
    Kenneth P. Able

    University at Albany, State University of New York, United States

    4 publications · 303 citations

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  4. FJ
    Francisco Javier Diego‐Rasilla

    Universidad de Salamanca, Spain

    4 publications · 103 citations

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  5. CP
    C. Phillip Goodyear

    NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, United States

    3 publications · 99 citations

    3

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Institutions

197

  1. Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, United States

    7 h-index

    15 publications

    468 citations

  2. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    7 h-index

    8 publications

    431 citations

  3. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    388 citations

  4. Universidad de Salamanca

    Salamanca, Spain

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    103 citations

  5. University of Florence

    Florence, Italy

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    145 citations

  6. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    109 citations

  7. Lund University

    Lund, Sweden

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    244 citations

  8. University of Bonn

    Bonn, Germany

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    554 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Comparative Physiology A

    12 publications · 449 citations

    12

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  2. Animal Behaviour

    11 publications · 467 citations

    11

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  3. Copeia

    8 publications · 205 citations

    8

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  4. Journal of Experimental Biology

    7 publications · 340 citations

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  5. The Journal of General Physiology

    JGP · 5 publications · 108 citations

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