Multi-Modal Homing in Sea Turtles: Modeling Dual Use of Geomagnetic and Chemical Cues in Island-Finding

Sea turtles are capable of navigating across large expanses of ocean to arrive at remote islands for nesting, but how they do so has remained enigmatic. An interesting example involves green turtles (Chelonia mydas) that nest on Ascension Island, a tiny land mass located approximately 2000 km from t...

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Autores principales: Endres, Courtney S., Putman, Nathan F., Ernst, David A., Kurth, Jessica A., Lohmann, Catherine M. F., Lohmann, Kenneth J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
Materias:
Neuroscience
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4761866/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26941625
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00019

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4761866/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26941625
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00019

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