Magnetic compass orientation in the European eel.

European eel migrate from freshwater or coastal habitats throughout Europe to their spawning grounds in the Sargasso Sea. However, their route (~ 6000 km) and orientation mechanisms are unknown. Several attempts have been made to prove the existence of magnetoreception in Anguilla sp., but none of t...

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Main Authors: Caroline M F Durif, Howard I Browman, John B Phillips, Anne Berit Skiftesvik, L Asbjørn Vøllestad, Hans H Stockhausen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3598651?pdf=render