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SUBMITTER: Bianco G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6451375 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bianco Giuseppe G Ilieva Mihaela M Åkesson Susanne S
Biology letters 20190301 3
Birds possess a magnetic sense and rely on the Earth's magnetic field for orientation during migration. However, the geomagnetic field can be altered by solar activity at relative unpredictable intervals. How birds cope with the temporal geomagnetic variations caused by solar storms during migration is still unclear. We addressed this question by reproducing the effect of a solar storm on the geomagnetic field and monitoring the activity of three songbird species during autumn migration. We foun ...[more]