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sun compass: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

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Zoology

use of the sun's position, corrected by an internal clock for time of day, to hold a compass direction during orientation.

In zoology, sun compass refers to use of the sun's position, corrected by an internal clock for time of day, to hold a compass direction during orientation. This meaning comes from Kramer (1952) in Ibis.[1]

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References

Kramer, G. (1952). Experiments on Bird Orientation. Ibis, 94(2), 265-285. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919x.1952.tb01817.x

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