Magnetic Orientation in a Small Mammal, Peromyscus leucopus

We displaced white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) 40 m away from their home areas and released them in a circular arena. Mice concentrated their exploratory and escape activity in the portion of the arena corresponding to home direction. In another group of mice, we reversed the horizontal compon...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of mammalogy 1989-02, Vol.70 (1), p.1-9
Hauptverfasser:	August, Peter V., Ayvazian, Suzanne G., John G. T. Anderson
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal ethology Animals Biological and medical sciences Birds Compasses Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Geomagnetic fields Homing Magnetic fields Magnetite Magnetization Mammalia Mice Navigation Peromyscus leucopus Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Vertebrata
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