Mary Bates, PhD

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New on Zoologic: Salmon Inherit a Magnetic Map

Chinook salmon at the Oregon Hatchery Research Center. Photo: Emily M. PutmanYoung salmon with no experience of the world, and without any guidance, are able to use the Earth's magnetic field to find locations on the other side of the ocean. Using an inherited magnetic GPS, these fish can find favorable feeding grounds that generations of salmon have frequented.Read the whole post here: Salmon Inherit a Magnetic Map.