During nocturnal migration, which navigational error occurs when celestial cues become unreliable?

💡 Explanation

Increased orientation scatter happens because celestial navigation uses stellar patterns; visual obstruction disrupts the animal's guidance system. Disruption increases randomness, therefore scatter increases rather than animals holding a wrong bearing strongly or solely relying on odor now.

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