Homing in pelagic birds: a pilot experiment with white-chinned petrels released in the open sea

被引：18

作者：

Benhamou, S ^{[1
]}

Bried, J ^{[1
]}

Bonadonna, F ^{[1
]}

Jouventin, P ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] CNRS, CEFE, Behav Ecol Grp, F-34293 Montpellier 5, France

来源：

BEHAVIOURAL PROCESSES | 2003年 / 61卷 / 1-2期

关键词：

homing; navigation; path-integration; petrel;

D O I：

10.1016/S0376-6357(02)00168-7

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

During the breeding period white-chinned petrels (Procellaria aequinoctialis) repeatedly perform long foraging trips in the open ocean from their breeding island, and are able to home with an astonishing precision. The orientation mechanisms involved are not yet known. By analogy with those used by desert ants moving in a similarly "featureless" environment, one can hypothesise that petrels may home using path-integration. We displaced I 1 white-chinned petrels 725-785 km from their burrows to the open sea, preventing them from using visual and magnetic route-based information. Three birds carried satellite transmitters. Our results showed that they can home rather efficiently in such conditions. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V All rights reserved.

引用

页码：95 / 100

页数：6

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