Albatross movement suggests sensitivity to infrasound cues at sea

• Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 120; no. 42; pp. 1 - e2218679120
• Main Authors: Gillies, Natasha, Martín López, Lucía Martina, den Ouden, Olivier F. C., Assink, Jelle D., Basille, Mathieu, Clay, Thomas A., Clusella-Trullas, Susana, Joo, Rocío, Weimerskirch, Henri, Zampolli, Mario, Zeyl, Jeffrey N., Patrick, Samantha C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington National Academy of Sciences 17.10.2023
• Subjects: Aquatic birds; Aquatic habitats; Biological Sciences; Environmental conditions; Flight; Foraging behavior; Global positioning systems; GPS; Infrasound; Marine environment; Navigation behavior; Ocean surface; Sound pressure; Storms; Surface waves

The ways in which seabirds navigate over very large spatial scales remain poorly understood. While olfactory and visual information can provide guidance over short distances, their range is often limited to 100s km, far below the navigational capacity of wide-ranging animals such as albatrosses. Inf...