Olfactory-cued navigation in shearwaters: linking movement patterns to mechanisms
Abstract After foraging in the open ocean pelagic birds can pinpoint their breeding colonies, located on remote islands in visually featureless seascapes. This remarkable ability to navigate over vast distances has been attributed to the birds being able to learn an olfactory map on the basis of win...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Nature Publishing Group
2018-08-01
|
| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29919-0 |