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geomagnetic imprinting: a standalone construct

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Marine biology

the proposal that young salmon and sea turtles learn the magnetic signature of their natal area and later use it to return there.

In marine biology, geomagnetic imprinting refers to the proposal that young salmon and sea turtles learn the magnetic signature of their natal area and later use it to return there. This meaning comes from Lohmann (2008) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.[1]

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References

Lohmann, K. J., Putman, N. F., & Lohmann, C. M. F. (2008). Geomagnetic imprinting: A unifying hypothesis of long-distance natal homing in salmon and sea turtles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105(49), 19096-19101. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0801859105

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