Animal Navigation: Following Signposts in the Sea
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The directional responses of turtles to simulated magnetic coordinates of positions in the sea have given insight into the turtles' route-like and map-like behaviour.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 21 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011