'Nonsense' orientation of Pintail, Wigeon and Mallard from Nacton, Suffolk

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G V T Matthews
D L Revett

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The 'nonsense' orientation of Pintail Anas acuta, Wigeon, A. penelope and Mallard A. platyrhnchos caught at Nacton Decoy, Suffolk, was observed in a series of releases. The mean orientations were PintailSSW, Wigeon-SSW, and MallardS. Mallard were also released carrying small bar magnets but their orientation was not disrupted.

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Matthews, G. V. T., & Revett, D. L. (1982). ’Nonsense’ orientation of Pintail, Wigeon and Mallard from Nacton, Suffolk. Wildfowl, 145–150. Retrieved from https://tidsskrift.dk/Wildfowl/article/view/154207
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Wildfowl 33
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