Tracking Clock-Shifted Homing Pigeons From Familiar Release Sites

Journal of Experimental Biology - Tập 203 Số 2 - Trang 207-212 - 2000
Fransisco Bonadona1, Richard A. Holland2,3, Luigi Dall’Antonia3, Tim Guilford2,3, Silvano Benvenuti1
1University of Pisa 1 Dipartimento di Scienze del Comportamento Animale e dell’Uomo , , Via Volta 6, I-56126 Pisa, Italy,
22 Department of Zoology, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PS, UK
3Dipartimento di Scienze del Comportamento Animale e dell'Uomo, University of Pisa, Via Volta 6, I-56126 Pisa, Italy.

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ABSTRACT Clock-shifted homing pigeons were tracked from familiar sites 17.1 km and 23.5 km from the home loft in Pisa, Italy, using an on-board route recorder. At the first release site, north of home, the majority of clock-shifted birds had relatively straight tracks comparable with those of control birds. At the second release site, south of home, the clock-shifted birds deflected in the direction predicted for the degree of clock shift, with many birds travelling some distance in the wrong direction before correcting their course. The possible role of large-scale terrain features in homing pigeon navigation is discussed.

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