First evidence of fish sensing geomagnetic fields from a Czech Christmas market
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 - 17:00
in Biology & Nature
Carp stored in large tubs at Czech Christmas markets align themselves in the north-south direction, suggesting they possess a previously unknown capacity to perceive geomagnetic fields, according to a new study published December 5 in the open access journal PLOS ONE, led Hynek Burda from the University of Life Sciences (Prague), Czech Republic and colleagues from other institutions.