Anemotaxis in Soft-skinned Animals
Abstract
LITTLE is known about the effect of wind on the orientation of animals on the ground. Some insects resting in exposed places will often head upwind1. The newt Triton tœniatus walks in the same direction as an artificial air current2. Riders and airmen are familiar with the fact that horses tend to stand with their backs to a strong wind.
- Publication:
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Nature
- Pub Date:
- October 1942
- DOI:
- 10.1038/150524b0
- Bibcode:
- 1942Natur.150..524K