The mechanism and development of avian navigation

Thesis

The mechanisms by animals navigate are central not only when considering how animals interact with the environment, but also how the environment shapes and guides animal evolution. Some of the most remarkable feats of navigation in nature are undertaken by birds, with long-distance, transcontinental and trans-oceanic migrations found throughout the avian clade. However, despite being of fundamental interest, the development of avian navigation remains imperfectly understood. In this thesis I ...

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Authors: Wynn, J

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: navigation; seabird; development; magnetoreception; songbird; birds; inheritance; migration
• Subjects: Behavioural ecology; Animal navigation