Glass eels ( Anguilla anguilla ) have a magnetic compass linked to the tidal cycle

• Published in: Science advances Vol. 3; no. 6; p. e1602007
• Main Authors: Cresci, Alessandro, Paris, Claire B, Durif, Caroline M F, Shema, Steven, Bjelland, Reidun M, Skiftesvik, Anne Berit, Browman, Howard I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Association for the Advancement of Science 01.06.2017
• Subjects: Animal Migration; SciAdv r-articles; magnetoreception; navigation; geomagnetic field; magnetic compass; directional preference; magnetic orientation

The European eel ( ) has one of the longest migrations in the animal kingdom. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean twice during its life history, migrating between the spawning area in the Sargasso Sea and Europe, where it is widely distributed. The leptocephalus larvae drift with the Gulf Stream and other...