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- Title
Magnetic compass orientation in C57BL/6J mice.
- Authors
Muheim, Rachel; Edgar, Nicole M.; Sloan, Kelly A.; Phillips, John B.
- Abstract
We report evidence for a robust magnetic compass response in C57B116J mice. Mice were trained to build their nests in one of four magnetic directions by creating a light gradient along the long axis of a rectangular cage and positioning a nest box at the opposite (dark) end. The mice were then tested overnight in a circular, visually symmetrical arena in one of four magnetic field alignments. The positions of the nests built in the test arena showed strong unimodal orientation in the magnetic direction coinciding with the dark end of the training cage.
- Subjects
LABORATORY mice; MAGNETIC ranges; ANIMAL training; MAGNETIC fields; ANIMAL cages; ANIMAL experimentation
- Publication
Learning & Behavior, 2006, Vol 34, Issue 4, p366
- ISSN
1543-4494
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3758/BF03193201