ArticleiScience2019
Atlantic Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Larvae Have a Magnetic Compass that Guides Their Orientation.
Article in iScience, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- The influence of magnetic fields on the early ontogeny of the rainbow cichlid Herotilapia multispinosa (Günther, 1867).Zoological letters · 2026Article
- Effect of Magnetic Fields on the Development of the Larvae of the Jaguar Cichlid (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) larvae are attracted by low-frequency noise simulating that of operating offshore wind farms.Communications biology · 2023Article
- Magnetic fields produced by subsea high-voltage direct current cables reduce swimming activity of haddock larvae (PNAS nexus · 2022Article
- Changes in Dendritic Spine Morphology and Density of Granule Cells in the Olfactory Bulb ofBiology · 2022Article
- Magnetoreception and magnetic navigation in fishes: a half century of discovery.Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology · 2022Review
- An integrative investigation of sensory organ development and orientation behavior throughout the larval phase of a coral reef fish.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Effects of Exposure to Low Concentrations of Oil on the Expression of Cytochrome P4501a and Routine Swimming Speed of Atlantic Haddock (Environmental science & technology · 2020Article
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Abstract
Atlantic haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) is a commercially important species of gadoid fish. In the North Sea, their main spawning areas are located close to the northern continental slope. Eggs and larvae drift with the current across the North Sea. However, fish larvae of many taxa can orient at sea using multiple external cues, including the Earth's magnetic field. In this work, we investigated whether haddock larvae passively drift or orient using the Earth's magnetic field. We observed the behavior of 59 and 102 haddock larvae swimming in a behavioral chamber deployed in the Norwegian North Sea and in a magnetic laboratory, respectively. In both in situ and laboratory settings, where the magnetic field direction was modified, haddock larvae significantly oriented toward the northwest. We conclude that haddock larvae orientation at sea is guided by a magnetic compass mechanism. These results have implications for retention and dispersal of pelagic haddock larvae.
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