Author(s): Adler, Kr.
Title: Sensory aspects of Amphibian navigation and compass orientation
Year: 1982
Volume: 21
Pages: 7-18.
Abstract: Amphibians use a variety of cues for long-distance orientation, including landmarks, odors, sounds, celestial cues including polarized light, magnetic parameters and possibly kinesthetic cues. Although it was originally thought that a given species utilized one particular cue, recent research suggests that orientation is dependent upon a multisensory system. Current research is directed at
understanding how the sensory input is integrated, both functionally and developmentally, and on what basis an animal decides to weight the several orientation cues available at any given time.Subject: zoology
Discussed taxa:Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Journal: Vertebrata hungaricaJournal abbreviation: Vert. hung.ISSN: 0506-7839Publisher: Népművelési Propaganda Iroda, BudapestEditor(s): Dely, O. G. & Nemes, I.