If it is true that science proceeds from a romantic through a
scientific to a technological stage, then research on bird
orientation is certainly on its move from its first to its second
grade, and recent developments in radiotelemetry and satellite
tracking of migrating birds might already indicate the advent of
the third stage. At this juncture, Orientation in Birds is a timely
account. Even though the study of animal migration in general, and
bird navigation in particular, has produced a literature of
impressive proportions, the threads provided by the plethora of
research papers, review articles and symposiums volumes have not
yet been knitted into a theoretical fabric. This is partly due to
our still incomplete understanding of fundamen tal topics in avian
navigation. The answer to the most intriguing question of how a
bird displaced to "unknown" territory finds its way back home is as
obscure now as it was a few decades ago. Whether and how birds
solve this problem by using far ranging grid-maps or more local
familiar-area maps, as has been proposed off and on, is still a
matter of heated debates. These debates frequently center around
provocative hypotheses - let alone the question about the physical
(topographic, magnetic, infrasonic, olfactory) parameters which
might constitute such maps."
General
| Imprint: |
Springer Basel
|
| Country of origin: |
Switzerland |
| Series: |
Experientia Supplementum, 60 |
| Release date: |
February 2012 |
| First published: |
1991 |
| Authors: |
P. Berthold
|
| Dimensions: |
244 x 170 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
334 |
| Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-3-03-487210-2 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Reference & Interdisciplinary >
Interdisciplinary studies >
General
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| LSN: |
3-03-487210-0 |
| Barcode: |
9783034872102 |
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