Study: Olfaction is Key Factor in Bird Navigation
Sep 5, 2017 by News Staff / Source
“Navigation over the ocean is probably the extreme challenge for birds, given the long distances covered, the changing environment, and the lack of stable landmarks,” said study lead author Oliver Padget, a DPhil student in the Animal Behaviour Research Group in the Department of Zoology at the University of Oxford, UK.
“Previous experiments have focused on the physical displacement of birds, combined with some form of sensory manipulation such as magnetic or olfactory deprivation.”
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