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Time-compensated Solar Compass

Time-compensated Solar Compass

This site provides an animation on time-compensated solar compass. The animation illustrates an experiment that tests whether pigeons use time-compensated solar compass and circadian rhythm to measure the day’s length in order to compute the sun’s position in the sky. Once students view the animation, a conclusion of the animation is provided as well as a seven question quiz. ...

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Keywords:
circadian rhythm, solar compass, bird navigation
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Material Type:
Animation
Date Added to MERLOT:
November 10, 2013
Date Modified in MERLOT:
August 30, 2017
Authors:




Submitter:
Jim Bidlack
Primary Audience:
High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division
Technical Format:
Website
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
Cost Involved:
No
Source Code Available:
Unknown
Creative Commons:
No

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