A magnetic compass aids monarch butterfly migration

Guerra, Patrick A.; Gegear, Robert J.; Reppert, Steven M.

dc.contributor.author	Guerra, Patrick A.
dc.contributor.author	Gegear, Robert J.
dc.contributor.author	Reppert, Steven M.
dc.date	2022-08-11T08:09:29.000
dc.date.accessioned	2022-08-23T16:32:29Z
dc.date.available	2022-08-23T16:32:29Z
dc.date.issued	2014-06-24
dc.date.submitted	2016-10-26
dc.identifier.citation	Nat Commun. 2014 Jun 24;5:4164. doi: 10.1038/ncomms5164. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms5164">Link to article on publisher's site</a>
dc.identifier.issn	2041-1723 (Linking)
dc.identifier.doi	10.1038/ncomms5164
dc.identifier.pmid	24960099
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/37897
dc.description.abstract	Convincing evidence that migrant monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) use a magnetic compass to aid their fall migration has been lacking from the spectacular navigational capabilities of this species. Here we use flight simulator studies to show that migrants indeed possess an inclination magnetic compass to help direct their flight equatorward in the fall. The use of this inclination compass is light-dependent utilizing ultraviolet-A/blue light between 380 and 420 nm. Notably, the significance of light monarchs, the inclination compass may serve as an important orientation mechanism when directional daylight cues are unavailable and may also augment time-compensated sun compass orientation for appropriate directionality throughout the migration.
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.relation	<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=24960099&dopt=Abstract">Link to Article in PubMed</a>
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
dc.subject	Animal migration
dc.subject	Animal physiology
dc.subject	Neuroscience and Neurobiology
dc.title	A magnetic compass aids monarch butterfly migration
dc.type	Journal Article
dc.source.journaltitle	Nature communications
dc.source.volume	5
dc.identifier.legacyfulltext	https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1167&context=neurobiology_pp&unstamped=1
dc.identifier.legacycoverpage	https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/neurobiology_pp/168
dc.identifier.contextkey	9309166
refterms.dateFOA	2022-08-23T16:32:30Z
html.description.abstract	<p>Convincing evidence that migrant monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) use a magnetic compass to aid their fall migration has been lacking from the spectacular navigational capabilities of this species. Here we use flight simulator studies to show that migrants indeed possess an inclination magnetic compass to help direct their flight equatorward in the fall. The use of this inclination compass is light-dependent utilizing ultraviolet-A/blue light between 380 and 420 nm. Notably, the significance of light monarchs, the inclination compass may serve as an important orientation mechanism when directional daylight cues are unavailable and may also augment time-compensated sun compass orientation for appropriate directionality throughout the migration.</p>
dc.identifier.submissionpath	neurobiology_pp/168
dc.contributor.department	Reppert Lab
dc.contributor.department	Neurobiology
dc.source.pages	4164