Sense of doubt: inaccurate and alternate locations of virtual magnetic displacements may give a distorted view of animal magnetoreception ability

Will T. Schneider; Florian Packmor; Oliver Lindecke; Richard A. Holland

doi:10.1038/s42003-023-04530-w

Communications Biology (Feb 2023)

Sense of doubt: inaccurate and alternate locations of virtual magnetic displacements may give a distorted view of animal magnetoreception ability

Will T. Schneider,
Florian Packmor,
Oliver Lindecke,
Richard A. Holland

Affiliations

Will T. Schneider: School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University
Florian Packmor: Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park Authority
Oliver Lindecke: Institute of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University Oldenburg
Richard A. Holland: School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04530-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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A tool for visualising virtual magnetic displacement locations (ViMDAL) is used to analyse existing data on virtual magnetic displacements in animals. This shows the existence of alternate possible virtual locations that may confound existing research.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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