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Evidence for geomagnetic imprinting as a homing mechanism in Pacific salmon

Creator:

Putnam, Nathan F., Lohmann, Kenneth J., Putnam, Emily M., Quinn, Thomas P., Klimley, A. Peter, and Noakes, David L. G.

Abstract:

In the final phase of their spawning migration, Pacific salmon use chemical cues to identify their home river, but how they navigate from the open ocean to the correct coastal area has remained enigmatic [1]. To test the hypothesis that salmon imprint on the magnetic field that exists where they...

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Article