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Nature 437, 804-806 (6 October 2005) | doi:10.1038/437804a; Published online 5 October 2005

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Ornithology: Flight of the navigators

Jane Qiu1

  1. Jane Qiu is an editor for Nature Reviews Neuroscience.

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The Arctic is a unique testing ground for studying how birds navigate long distances. Jane Qiu catches up with an expedition to unravel the signals that help birds on their migrations.

The captain of an ice-breaker has few problems navigating during the polar summer. The 24-hour sunlight provides constant illumination of the surroundings.

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