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Evidence for discrete solar and lunar orientation mechanisms in the beach amphipod, Talitrus saltator Montagu (Crustacea, Amphipoda)

Animals that use astronomical cues to orientate must make continuous adjustment to account for temporal changes in azimuth caused by Earth’s rotation. For example, the Monarch butterfly possesses a time-compensated sun compass dependent upon a circadian clock in the antennae. The amphipod Talitrus s...

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Autores principales: Ugolini, Alberto, Hoelters, Laura S., Ciofini, Alice, Pasquali, Vittorio, Wilcockson, David C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5069674/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27759059
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep35575