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This project investigates how migratory insects, specifically the Australian Bogong moth, use the Earth's magnetic field for navigation. By studying the moth's sensory mechanisms, the research aims to uncover the biological basis of magnetoreception, a key aspect of animal navigation.
Many animals – including birds, sea turtles and insects – perform spectacular long-distance migrations across the surface of the Earth.
Remarkably some, like birds, can accurately migrate between highly specific locations thousands of kilometres apart, a navigational feat that requires an external compass cue and a robust sensory system to detect it.
The Earth’s magnetic field is one such compass cue.
But exactly how the magnetic field is sensed, and which receptor cells are involved, remains a…
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