Sensitivity and evolution of sea-turtle magnetoreception: observations, modelling and constraints from geomagnetic secular variation

Terra Nova

Volumn 9, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 203-207

  Courtillot, Vincent ^a   Hulot, Gauthier ^a   Alexandrescu, Mioara ^a   Le Mouël, Jean Louis ^a   Kirschvink, Joseph L ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; SEA TURTLE;

EID: 0031371327     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.1997.tb00013.x     Document Type: Article

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