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Geomagnetic field influences upward movement of young Chinook salmon emerging from nests

Creator:

Putman, Nathan F., Scanlan, Michelle M., Pollock, Amanda M., O'Neil, Joseph P., Couture, Ryan B., Stoner, Joseph S., Quinn, Thomas P., Lohmann, Kenneth J., and Noakes, David L.

Abstract:

Organisms use a variety of environmental cues to orient their movements in three-dimensional space. Here, we show that the upward movement of young Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) emerging from gravel nests is influenced by the geomagnetic field. Fish in the ambient geomagnetic field travelled farther upwards through substrate than did...

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