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https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/14168| Title: | The magnetic compass of domestic chickens | Contributor(s): | Denzau, Susanne (author); Neissner, Christine (author); Rogers, Lesley (author); Wiltschko, Wolfgang (author) | Publication Date: | 2013 | Open Access: | Yes | DOI: | 10.4161/cib.27096 |
Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/14168 | Abstract: | In a recent paper, we showed that domestic chickens can be trained to search for a social stimulus in specific magnetic directions. Chickens can hardly fly and have only small home ranges, hence their having a functional magnetic compass may seem rather surprising. Yet considering the natural habitat of their ancestors and their lifestyle until recently, the advantages of a magnetic compass become evident. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Communicative & Integrative Biology, 6(6), p. 1-2 | Publisher: | Landes Bioscience | Place of Publication: | United States of America | ISSN: | 1942-0889 | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 060801 Animal Behaviour | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 310901 Animal behaviour | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 970106 Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 280102 Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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