William Tinsley Keeton was an American zoologist known internationally for his work on animal behavior, especially bird migration, and for his work on millipede taxonomy. He was a well-liked professor of biology at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York and author of a widely used introductory textbook, Biological Science.
William Keeton
Homing pigeons were a central subject of Keeton's work
Keeton brought nine previously named species under synonymy with Narceus americanus
Animal navigation is the ability of many animals to find their way accurately without maps or instruments. Birds such as the Arctic tern, insects such as the monarch butterfly and fish such as the salmon regularly migrate thousands of miles to and from their breeding grounds, and many other species navigate effectively over shorter distances.
Manx shearwaters can fly straight home when released, navigating thousands of miles over land or sea.
The sandhopper, Talitrus saltator, uses the Sun and its internal clock to determine direction.
Rayleigh sky model shows how polarization of light can indicate direction to bees.
The homing pigeon can quickly return to its home, using cues such as the Earth's magnetic field to orient itself.
