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clock-and-compass strategy: a standalone construct

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clock-and-compassstrategy1 CONSTRUCTClock-and-compassMOURITSEN · ANIMAL MIGRATION

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Animal migration

a migration program in which a naive animal follows inherited compass directions for inherited durations to reach its wintering area.

In animal migration, clock-and-compass strategy refers to a migration program in which a naive animal follows inherited compass directions for inherited durations to reach its wintering area. This meaning comes from Mouritsen (2000) in Journal of Theoretical Biology.[1]

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References

  1. Mouritsen, H., & Mouritsen, O. (2000). A Mathematical Expectation Model for Bird Navigation based on the Clock-and-Compass Strategy. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 207(2), 283-291. https://doi.org/10.1006/jtbi.2000.2171

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