Author:
Wiltschko Wolfgang,Wiltschko Roswitha
Abstract
Many animals have some kind of ‘home’ –a nest, a burrow, etc. This applies to insects that build nests and provide their larvae with food just as much as to numerous species of vertebrates. Rodents and moles are known to dig burrows; most other mammals, reptiles, amphibians and even many fresh-water fish do not roam around randomly either, but have well-defined home ranges with favourite resting places in particular cavities, under rocks or in dense thickets. Birds build nests for their young and fly out searching for food. All these animals permanently face orientation problems: they have to move swiftly and efficiently within their home range, and they must be capable of returning home when they have left their familiar area while exploring, fleeing, etc.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Ocean Engineering,Oceanography
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