Detection of magnetic field intensity by sea turtles

Nature

Volumn 380, Issue 6569, 1996, Pages 59-61

  Lohmann, Kenneth J ^a   Lohmann, Catherine M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL POSITION; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MIGRATION; MIGRATORY SPECIES; NAVIGATION; SEA TURTLE;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; MAGNETIC FIELD; MIGRATION; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURTLE;

EID: 0029667741     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/380059a0     Document Type: Article

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