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Salmon May Use Magnetic Field As a Navigational Aid
February 7, 2013
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The mystery of how salmon navigate across thousands of miles of open ocean to locate their river of origin before journeying upstream to spawn has intrigued biologists for decades. A new study suggests a correlation with changes in the intensity of the geomagnetic field.
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Oregon State University
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