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← Nature & AnimalsWhich navigational error occurs most readily when birds ignore inclination angle?
A)Random deviation from migratory route
B)Systematic directional errors from east/west
C)Consistent longitudinal over or undershoot
D)Latitudinal displacement towards equator/pole✓
💡 Explanation
Failure to properly assess magnetic inclination leads to latitudinal error, via magnetoception used as a geomagnetic compass; because birds use inclination as input, therefore latitudinal position will be incorrect, rather than longitude and east/west error is azimutal.
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