ReviewMovement ecology2018
Feasibility of sun and magnetic compass mechanisms in avian long-distance migration.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
- From skylight cues to magnetic fields: the toolkit of insect long-distance navigation.Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology · 2026Review
- The Effect of High-Voltage Power Lines on Magnetic Orientation of Domestic Dogs.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Birds may represent a useful animal model for studying human mental disorders.Acta neuropsychiatrica · 2025Review
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- Evaluating the effects of moonlight on the vertical flight profiles of three western palaearctic swifts.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2023Article
- Gauge-and-compass migration: inherited magnetic headings and signposts can adapt to changing geomagnetic landscapes.Movement ecology · 2023Article
- Predicting performance of naïve migratory animals, from many wrongs to self-correction.Communications biology · 2022Article
- Long walk home: Magellanic penguins have strategies that lead them to areas where they can navigate most efficiently.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2022Article
- Autumn migratory orientation and route choice in early and late dunlins Calidris alpina captured at a stopover site in Alaska.Biology open · 2021Article
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Abstract
Birds use different compass mechanisms based on celestial (stars, sun, skylight polarization pattern) and geomagnetic cues for orientation. Yet, much remains to be understood how birds actually use these compass mechanisms on their long-distance migratory journeys. Here, we assess in more detail the consequences of using different sun and magnetic compass mechanisms for the resulting bird migration routes during both autumn and spring migration. First, we calculated predicted flight routes to determine which of the compasses mechanisms lead to realistic and feasible migration routes starting at different latitudes during autumn and spring migration. We then compared the adaptive values of the different compass mechanisms by calculating distance ratios in relation to the shortest possible trajectory for three populations of nocturnal passerine migrants: northern wheatear
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