Magnetoreception in birds

R Wiltschko, W Wiltschko - Journal of the Royal Society …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Birds can use two kinds of information from the geomagnetic field for navigation: the
direction of the field lines as a compass and probably magnetic intensity as a component of …

The discovery of the use of magnetic navigational information

R Wiltschko, W Wiltschko - Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 2022 - Springer
The magnetic field of the Earth provides animals with various kinds of information. Its use as
a compass was discovered in the mid-1960s in birds, when it was first met with considerable …

Natal imprinting to the Earth's magnetic field in a pelagic seabird

J Wynn, O Padget, H Mouritsen, C Perrins, T Guilford - Current Biology, 2020 - cell.com
In migratory animals for whom post-natal care is limited, it is essential that there are inherited
mechanisms whereby an individual can navigate—first, to the terminus of their migration …

Navigation by extrapolation of geomagnetic cues in a migratory songbird

D Kishkinev, F Packmor, T Zechmeister, HC Winkler… - Current Biology, 2021 - cell.com
Displacement experiments have demonstrated that experienced migratory birds
translocated thousands of kilometers away from their migratory corridor can orient toward …

Morphology, biochemistry and connectivity of Cluster N and the hippocampal formation in a migratory bird

D Heyers, I Musielak, K Haase, C Herold… - Brain Structure and …, 2022 - Springer
The exceptional navigational capabilities of migrating birds are based on the perception and
integration of a variety of natural orientation cues. The “Wulst” in the forebrain of night …

Global autonomous positioning in GNSS-challenged environments: A bioinspired strategy by polarization pattern

J Yang, X Liu, Q Zhang, T Du… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
How to determine the absolute position of users, such as underwater autonomous vehicles,
ships or other long-range vehicles, is a fascinating and challenging issue, especially in …

Sense of doubt: inaccurate and alternate locations of virtual magnetic displacements may give a distorted view of animal magnetoreception ability

WT Schneider, F Packmor, O Lindecke… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Virtual magnetic displacements are used to examine the magnetoreceptive ability of animals
by changing the local magnetic field to emulate one that exists elsewhere. This technique …

Biological Effects of Electric, Magnetic, and Electromagnetic Fields from 0 to 100 MHz on Fauna and Flora: Workshop Report

B Pophof, B Henschenmacher, DR Kattnig… - Health …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
This report summarizes effects of anthropogenic electric, magnetic, and electromagnetic
fields in the frequency range from 0 to 100 MHz on flora and fauna, as presented at an …

A sense of place: pink salmon use a magnetic map for orientation

NF Putman, CR Williams… - Journal of …, 2020 - journals.biologists.com
The use of 'map-like'information from the Earth's magnetic field for orientation has been
shown in diverse taxa, but questions remain regarding the function of such maps. We used a …

No evidence for the use of magnetic declination for migratory navigation in two songbird species

N Chernetsov, A Pakhomov, A Davydov, F Cellarius… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Determining the East-West position was a classical problem in human sea navigation until
accurate clocks were manufactured and sailors were able to measure the difference …