Glass Eels: See-Through, Slippery and Guided by Magnetism and Tides

9 June 2017 – An article about Alessandro Cresci’s work  appeared in the New York Times.

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The article was also covered by 10 other news agencies – see the coverage HERE.

Here is the article on which the story is based:

Cresci, A, C.B. Paris, C.M.F. Durif, S. Shema, R. Bjelland, A.B. Skiftesvik & H.I. Browman. 2017. Glass eels (Anguilla anguilla) have a magnetic compass linked to the tidal cycle. Science Advances 3: e1602007, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1602007.
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