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Cetacean ‘Navigation’ and the Geomagnetic Field

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 October 2009

M. Klinowska
M. Klinowska
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Research Group in Mammalian Ecology and Reproduction, Physiological Laboratory, University of Cambridge
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Abstract

On ne sait pas pourquoi ils s'echouent parfois sur la plage; car on assure qu'ils le font assez souvent, quand la fantaisie leur en prend, et sans aucune cause appréciable.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Navigation , Volume 41 , Issue 1 , January 1988 , pp. 52 - 71
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Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1988

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