Further support for the alignment of cattle along magnetic field lines: Reply to Hert et al

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

Volumn 197, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1127-1133

  Begall, S ^a   Burda, H ^a,b   Cerveny J ^b   Gerter, O ^a   Neef Weisse, J ^a   Nemec P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cattle; Magnetic alignment; Magnetoreception; Resting behavior

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CATTLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ORIENTATION;

EID: 81555202481     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-011-0674-1     Document Type: Article

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