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Bird orientation and the geomagnetic field: A review

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Published1978
Citations74
References129

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1972 • 30 citations

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1975 • 27 citations

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1972 • 26 citations

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1971 • 26 citations

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1964 • 25 citations

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1964 • 24 citations

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1964 • 20 citations

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1965 • 19 citations

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1966 • 14 citations

Orientation of European Robins to Kramer Cages1

1973 • 14 citations

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1974 • 13 citations

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1948 • 13 citations

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1964 • 13 citations

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1975 • 11 citations

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1972 • 10 citations

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1977 • 9 citations

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1975 • 9 citations

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1966 • 6 citations

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1964 • 6 citations

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1964 • 5 citations

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1956 • 4 citations

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1974 • 3 citations

Stimulus control for bird orientation.

1964 • 2 citations

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1946 • 2 citations

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1969 • 1 citations

Smythies's 'Birds of Burma'

1946 • 1 citations

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