Olfaction and homing in pigeons
โ Scribed by H. G. Wallraff
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1979
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 195 KB
- Volume
- 66
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-1042
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## Abstract Several workers have investigated the effect of anosmia on pigeon navigation in different geographical locations because it has been suggested that homing behavior is based on different cues, such as olfactory cues, the Earth's magnetic field or infrasound, and that in the absence of on