The magnetic compass of domestic chickens

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 habita...

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Published inCommunicative & integrative biology Vol. 6; no. 6; p. e27096
Main Authors Denzau, Susanne, Nießner, Christine, Rogers, Lesley J, Wiltschko, Wolfgang
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Taylor & Francis 09.11.2013
Landes Bioscience
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avian magnetic compass
Domestic chicken
domestication
navigation within home range
non-migrants
Domestic chicken
non-migrants
avian magnetic compass
navigation within home range
domestication
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Summary: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.
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Current affiliation: Department für Geo- und Umweltwissenschaften; Ludwig-Maximillians-Universität München; Munich, Germany
ISSN:1942-0889
1942-0889
DOI:10.4161/cib.27096