Magnet-induced disorientation in hatchling loggerhead sea turtles

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 206, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 497-501

  Irwin, William P ^a   Lohmann, Kenneth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caretta caretta; Magnetoreception; Navigation; Orientation; Sea turtle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; MAGNETISM; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MAGNETICS; ORIENTATION; TURTLES;

ANIMALIA; ARENA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0037319871     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00108     Document Type: Article

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