The magnetic compass of domestic chickens

Title
The magnetic compass of domestic chickens
Publication Date
2013
Author(s)
Denzau, Susanne
Neissner, Christine
Rogers, Lesley
Wiltschko, Wolfgang
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Landes Bioscience
Place of publication
United States of America
DOI
10.4161/cib.27096
UNE publication id
une:14381
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.
Link
link
Citation
Communicative & Integrative Biology, 6(6), p. 1-2
ISSN
1942-0889
Start page
1
End page
2

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