Dung Beetles Use the Milky Way for Orientation

2013/01/24 by Marie Dacke, Emily Baird, Marcus Byrne +5 · 2 citations
Neuroscience · Psychology · #Animal and Plant Science Education #Astronomy #Biology #Circadian rhythm and melatonin #Ecology #Milky Way #Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research #Overcast #Physics #Planetarium #Sky #Stars

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.cub.2012.12.034

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Citations

• Insect orientation to polarized moonlight
• Migrating songbirds tested in computer-controlled Emlen funnels use stellar cues for a time-independent compass

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