Diverse animals can detect magnetic fields but little is known about how they do so. Three
main hypotheses of magnetic field perception have been proposed. Electrosensitive marine …

Young loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from eastern Florida, USA, undertake a
transoceanic migration in which they gradually circle the North Atlantic Ocean before …

Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in
virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry …

The notion that animals can detect the Earth's magnetic field was once ridiculed, but is now
well established. Yet the biological nature of such magnetosensing phenomenon remains …

The magnetic field sensors enabling birds to extract orientational information from the
Earth's magnetic field have remained enigmatic. Our previously published results from …

The light-dependent magnetic compass of birds provides orientation information about the
spatial alignment of the geomagnetic field. It is proposed to be located in the avian retina …

Behavioural experiments for magnetoreception in eusocial insects in the last decade are
reviewed. Ants and bees use the geomagnetic field to orient and navigate in areas around …

The magnetic map hypothesis proposes that animals can use spatial gradients in the Earth's
magnetic field to help determine geographic location. This ability would permit true …

As the largest and most diverse vertebrate group on the planet, fishes have evolved an
impressive array of sensory abilities to overcome the challenges associated with navigating …

Aim Despite extensive studies of phenological shifts in migration by climate change and
driving factors of migration, a few issues remain unresolved. In particular, little is known …