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. 2015 Oct 5;25(19):R836-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.08.041.

Animal Navigation: Birds Have Magnetic Maps

James L Gould  1
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Animal Navigation: Birds Have Magnetic Maps

James L Gould. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

New 'virtual displacement' experiments demonstrate that migrating reed warblers know the magnetic coordinates of their destination, and can set a novel course to their goal with only magnetic-field parameters as a guide.

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