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. 2014 Feb 17;24(4):R153-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.01.030.

Animal navigation: a map for all seasons

James L Gould  1
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Animal navigation: a map for all seasons

James L Gould. Curr Biol. .
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Before migrating from their home streams to the ocean, young Pacific salmon already know the magnetic parameters of their feeding grounds, allowing them to steer into a favorable habitat. What kind of 'map' representation underlies this remarkable ability?

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