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Maps and Compasses

Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, Vol: 2, Page: 375-380
2010
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  • Captures
    13

Book Chapter Description

The map and compass hypothesis suggests that a navigating animal uses a map to determine where it is relative to its goal and a compass to set a direction home. A sun compass, star compass, polarized light compass, inclination magnetic compass, polarity magnetic compass, wind compass, and moon compass have all been proposed for animals, and the use of some of these is discussed in this article. There is evidence for magnetic field-, olfactory-, and infrasound-based maps, but there are, still, gaps in our understanding particularly with regard to sensory thresholds and signal-to-noise ratios for slowly acting sensory modalities.

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