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Science 2 August 1968:
Vol. 161. no. 3840, pp. 486 - 487
DOI: 10.1126/science.161.3840.486
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Bird Orientation: A Method of Study

Dennis L. McDonald 1

1 Department of Zoology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27706

A psychophysical technique has been applied to the study of bird orientation. The technique enables precise determinations of the accuracy with which a bird can orient itself. Data indicate that a pigeon can detect angular displacement as little as 3.4 degrees.

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Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)