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Description: |
x, 197 pages illustrations 23 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-192). |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: 1. Field observations of migration -- 2. Experimental evidence for bearing-and-distance navigation -- 3. The physical bases of diurnal one-direction navigation -- 4. The physical bases of nocturnal one-direction navigation -- 5. Homing experiments -- 6. Homing orientation -- 7. Theories of sensory contact with home and of inertial navigation -- 8. Theories of navigation by geophysical 'grids' -- 9. Theories of navigation by astronomical 'grids' -- 10. Theories of navigation by a 'grid' derived from the sun's co-ordinates -- 11. Field tests of theories of navigation by the sun's co-ordinates -- 12. The anatomical and physiological limitations of the avian eye -- 13. Motion, time and memory. |