Evidence for geomagnetic imprinting and magnetic navigation in the natal homing of sea turtles

Current Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 392-396

  Brothers, J Roger ^a   Lohmann, Kenneth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; GEOGRAPHY; MAGNETISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEA; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TURTLE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; FLORIDA; GEOGRAPHY; HOMING BEHAVIOR; LINEAR MODELS; MAGNETIC PHENOMENA; OCEANS AND SEAS; SPATIAL NAVIGATION; TURTLES;

EID: 84922805037     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.12.035     Document Type: Article

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