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How young animals learn to migrate

Posted on 5 April 2022 by Richard Nissen

While advances in biologging have revealed many spectacular animal migrations, it remains poorly understood how young animals learn to migrate. Even in social species, it is unclear how migratory skills are transmitted from one generation to another and what implications … Continue reading →

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Olfactory landmarks and path integration converge to form a cognitive spatial map

Posted on 7 January 2022 by Jennie Powell

This paper on olfactory landmarks is interesting as it covers the idea that the distinctive smell of a place can help navigation by creating a new landmark for helping an animal navigate. The recognition of a spatial landmark by its … Continue reading →

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Adaptation and Evolution of Bird Migration

Posted on 7 January 2022 by Richard Nissen

In this paper you find a rather fascinating overview of the migration of Birds. Malik, Y. S., Arun Prince Milton, A., Ghatak, S. & Ghosh, S. 2021 Adaptation and Evolution of Bird Migration. In Role of Birds in Transmitting Zoonotic Pathogens, pp. … Continue reading →

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Modelling collective navigation via non-local communication

Posted on 4 November 2021 by Richard Nissen

A recent paper called “Modelling collective navigation via non-local communication”has been published by S. T. Johnston(1) and K. J. Painter(2). They tell us that a group of individuals produce better navigational results thanindividuals which is why flocks of birds are … Continue reading →

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New Study Fuels Debate About Source of Birds’ Magnetic Sense

Posted on 28 June 2021 by Richard Nissen

This link gives you a very good overview of the latest arguments about whether Cryptochromes,  which are sensitive to magnetic fields and exist in the eyes of birds, help with their navigation.  All the great and good involved in this … Continue reading →

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Cuckoo Migration, a theory 2021

Posted on 17 February 2021 by Richard Nissen

In January 2021 I had the opportunity to have another test of my theory that migratory animals (fledgling cuckoos) use an innate sense of direction to find their way to their destination. I did a zoom presentation to some of … Continue reading →

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Magnetoreception – the ability to sense the Earth’s magnetic field

Posted on 16 November 2020 by Richard Nissen

David Keays is one of the mega stars of animal navigation research and has spent a life time trying to work out how magnetism might work. Here is a summary of his latest work: Magnetoreception is the ability to sense … Continue reading →

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