ON THE ROLE OF THE LOFT, THE DISTANCE AND SITE OF RELEASE IN PIGEON HOMING (THE "CROSS-LOFT EXPERIMENT")
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- 1 August 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by University of Chicago Press in The Biological Bulletin
- Vol. 125 (1) , 154-164
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1539298
Abstract
Five lofts which formed a symmetrical cross, with several kilometers'' distance between the lofts, were established. Releases were performed with from all lofts along the extensions of the axes of this cross. From points close to the cross, birds from certain lofts would face identical home directions but different distances whereas birds from other lofts would face different directions but similar distances. The effect of such controlled interrelations upon initial orientation and homing success below 100 km was studied.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
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