Sökning: "magnetoreception"

Hittade 3 avhandlingar innehållade ordet magnetoreception.

  1. 1. Light-dependent magnetoreception in zebra finches : - from behaviour to receptor

    Författare :Atticus Pinzon Rodriguez; Funktionell zoologi; []
    Nyckelord :magnetoreception; radical-pair process; magnetic compass; orientation; cryptochrome; Taeniopygia guttata;

    Sammanfattning : It is well known that animals can use a wide variety of information sources to help them orient and navigate asthey move over short or long distances. Birds can rely on information from the sun, the skylight polarizationpattern, the stars, landmarks and the Earth’s magnetic field for orientation and navigation. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Bird orientation: external cues and ecological factors

    Författare :Johan Bäckman; Evolutionär ekologi; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; tracking radar; Emlen funnel.; Animal ecology; Djurekologi; oscillatory orientation; roosting flight; scatter; concentration; heading; cue calibration; light dependent; magnetoreception; subcutaneous fat stores; body condition; energetics; geomagnetic field; visual cues; orientation; birds; migration;

    Sammanfattning : Birds are generally capable of accurate orientation. In this thesis I present studies about the external cues and the ecological factors that influences bird orientation. A multitude of environmental cues are used to select and maintain a proper direction. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Magnetic orientation in migratory birds

    Författare :Rachel Muheim; Funktionell zoologi; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Animal ecology; Djurekologi; cue-conflict; clock-shift; cue calibration; geomagnetic field; high Arctic latitudes; Emlen funnel; magnetic compass; magnetoreception; navigation; migration; bird; orientation;

    Sammanfattning : My thesis focuses on magnetic orientation in migratory birds, i.e. how they can perceive information from the Earth’s magnetic field and use it for orientation. LÄS MER