...-range orientation zinc sulphate Short-range homing (i.e. the localization of the nest within the colony) of many petrel species has been shown to be driven by olfaction. Most procellariiform seabirds return to the colony exclusively by night (hereafter called ‘nocturnal’) despite their poorly...

... are able to make use of other information carried by the wind. * Author for correspondence (e-mail: apnesterova@gmail.com ) 17 11 2008 2009 short-range orientation King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus chick visual landmark Navigation in many colonial species poses...