Study shows land-locked Atlantic salmon also use magnetic field to navigate

Monday, October 8, 2018 - 14:11 in Biology & Nature

A new study shows that Atlantic salmon use the Earth's magnetic field as a navigational tool—much like their cousins, Pacific salmon—and don't lose that ability through several generations of fish even after they have been transplanted into a land-locked lake.

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