Pigeon homing: evidence against reliance on magnetic information picked up en route to release sites

Circular Statistics in Biology

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Natural Sciences, Biology, Mathematics +5

Magnetic Orientation in Birds

Wolfgang Wiltschko, Roswitha Wiltschko · Journal of Experimental Biology · 1996 · 301 citations

Life Sciences, Animal Sciences, Zoology +17

A physicochemical mechanism for magnetic field detection by migratory birds and homing pigeons

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Natural Sciences, Physics, Zoology +14

The map sense of pigeons

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Medicine, Vision Science, Zoology +11

The Case for Magnetic Sensitivity in Birds and Bees (Such As It Is)

James L. Gould · American Scientist · 1980 · 129 citations

Life Sciences, Physics, Zoology +9