Do subterranean mammals use the Earth’s magnetic field as a heading indicator to dig straight tunnels?

Subterranean rodents are able to dig long straight tunnels. Keeping the course of such “runways” is important in the context of optimal foraging strategies and natal or mating dispersal. These tunnels are built in the course of a long time, and in social species, by several animals. Although the abi...

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Autores principales: Malewski, Sandra, Begall, Sabine, Schleich, Cristian E., Antenucci, C. Daniel, Burda, Hynek
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2018
Materias:
Animal Behavior
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6215444/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30402349
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5819

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6215444/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30402349
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5819

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