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Animal Homing

Part of the book series: Chapman & Hall Animal Behaviour Series ((CHABS))

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In many animals, locomotion may be directed to any place where suitable environmental conditions, food or sexual partners can be found. Species whose behaviour is complex, however, usually move towards specific sites where they feed, spawn, mate or find shelter. Such sites can be personal or shared with conspecifics, but their users can tell each one from all others, even if they are similar. To perform this kind of spatial activity, animals have to rely on orientational mechanisms which guarantee homing.

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Papi, F. (1992). General aspects. In: Papi, F. (eds) Animal Homing. Chapman & Hall Animal Behaviour Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1588-9_1

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