Animal Navigation: The Eel's Magnetic Guide to the Gulf Stream

Miguel Baltazar-Soares; Christophe Eizaguirre

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2017.04.042

Animal Navigation: The Eel's Magnetic Guide to the Gulf Stream

Curr Biol. 2017 Jun 19;27(12):R604-R606. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.04.042.

Authors

Miguel Baltazar-Soares¹, Christophe Eizaguirre²

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Christchurch House, Talbot Campus, Poole, Dorset BH12 5BB, UK. Electronic address: mbaltazarsoares@bournemouth.ac.uk.
² Queen Mary University of London, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Mile End Road, E14NS, London, UK.

PMID: 28633032
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.04.042

Abstract

The geographic distribution of migratory species can span thousands of kilometers. Yet, traits that enable large-scale migrations are poorly understood. A recent study demonstrates that juvenile eels use the Earth's magnetism for their dispersal, with possible implications for their evolution.

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MeSH terms

Anguilla*
Animals
Earth, Planet
Eels*