Animal Navigation: Longitude at Last
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Newly hatched sea turtles exposed to artificially generated magnetic fields with parameters characteristic of two sites 3700 km apart, differing only in longitude, can distinguish the two apparent locations and orient appropriately.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 21 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011