The geomagnetic environment in which sea turtle eggs incubate affects subsequent magnetic navigation behaviour of hatchlings

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 281, Issue 1791, 2014, Pages

  Fuxjager, Matthew J ^a,b   Davidoff, Kyla R ^a   Mangiamele, Lisa A ^a   Lohmann, Kenneth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caretta caretta; Magnetic field; Magnetic orientation and navigation; Magnetoreception; Ontogeny; Sea turtles

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; INCUBATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MIGRATORY SPECIES; ONTOGENY; ORIENTATION BEHAVIOR; SENSORY SYSTEM; TURTLE; YOUNG POPULATION;

ATLANTIC COAST [EUROPE]; PORTUGAL;

ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FLORIDA; MAGNETIC FIELD; ORIENTATION; OVUM; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; REPRODUCTION; TURTLE;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FLORIDA; MAGNETIC FIELDS; ORIENTATION; OVUM; REPRODUCTION; TURTLES;

EID: 85003042427     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2014.1218     Document Type: Article

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