作者: James L. Gould
DOI: 10.1038/296205A0
关键词: Communication 、 Compass 、 Homing (biology) 、 Geography 、 Olfactory cues
摘要: Homing pigeons are able to return their lofts after displacement unfamiliar sites hundreds of kilometres away. A map sense enables them determine location, and a hierarchy compass senses orient flight. Recent experiments implicate magnetic olfactory cues as the basis mysterious sense.