Patterns in air pollution as model for the physical basis for olfactory navigation in pigeon homing |
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| Authors: | Jö rg U. Ganzhorn Dieter Paffrath |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Abt. Verhaltensphysiologie der Universität, Beim Kupferhammer 8, D-72070 Tübingen;(2) Present address: Deutsches Primatenzentrum, Kellnerweg 4, D-37077 Göttingen;(3) Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Luft- und Raumfahrt, D-82234 Weßling/Oberpfaffenhofen |
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| Abstract: | Spatial distribution and temporal variability of air pollution were used as a model to describe the stability and predictability of the distribution of airborne substances, postulated by some to be used by homing pigeons to navigate. If the man-made substances reflect the distributional characteristics of natural airborne substances, navigation based on airborne substances is unlikely to be possible. |
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