Disruption of magnetic orientation in hatchling loggerhead sea turtles by pulsed magnetic fields

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 191, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 475-480

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetoreception; Navigation; Orientation; Pulse magnetization; Sea turtle

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SWIMMING; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SEAWATER; SWIMMING; TURTLES;

EID: 20044396591     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-005-0609-9     Document Type: Article

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