MagLepidoptera: compass systems in European migratory
magnetic compass, sun compass, stellar compass, hierarchy of compass systems
Lepidoptera
MagButterflies
This projects is funded by UKRI Guarantee Scheme (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action Postdoctoral Fellowship to A. Pakhomov)
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🕊️🧲 A new study from the David Keays lab demonstrates light-independent, magnetically induced bilateral neuronal activation in two key brain regions of pigeons: 🔹 Medial vestibular nuclei🔹 Caudal mesopallium These results strengthen the case for an inner-ear–based magnetoreception system in birds — a major advance in uncovering how they detect Earth’s magnetic field. Original article:…
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Super cool new study from the Ulanovsky group: They’ve just published in @science.org the first single-neuron recordings from Egyptian fruit bats freely flying outdoors, on a remote island (Latham Island, Tanzania). #NeuroscieneInWild Original article: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adw6202Popular science articles: Phys.org, Weizmann Institute of Science
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🦋 Our new preprint out! 🧭 We investigated compass systems in Vanessa atalanta, the red admiral, a common migratory butterfly in Europe.👉 doi.org/10.1101/2025… #LepidopteraOrientation #LepiMigration Monarch butterflies and Bogong moths are famous for their complex, multimodal compasses (sun, magnetic, stars). But what about the red admiral, a key but understudied European migrant? Using a flight…
MagMoths
This projects is funded by UKRI Guarantee Scheme (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action Postdoctoral Fellowship to A. Pakhomov)
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🕊️🧲 A new study from the David Keays lab demonstrates light-independent, magnetically induced bilateral neuronal activation in two key brain regions of pigeons: 🔹 Medial vestibular nuclei🔹 Caudal mesopallium These results strengthen the case for an inner-ear–based magnetoreception system in birds — a major advance in uncovering how they detect Earth’s magnetic field. Original article:…
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Super cool new study from the Ulanovsky group: They’ve just published in @science.org the first single-neuron recordings from Egyptian fruit bats freely flying outdoors, on a remote island (Latham Island, Tanzania). #NeuroscieneInWild Original article: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adw6202Popular science articles: Phys.org, Weizmann Institute of Science
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🦋 Our new preprint out! 🧭 We investigated compass systems in Vanessa atalanta, the red admiral, a common migratory butterfly in Europe.👉 doi.org/10.1101/2025… #LepidopteraOrientation #LepiMigration Monarch butterflies and Bogong moths are famous for their complex, multimodal compasses (sun, magnetic, stars). But what about the red admiral, a key but understudied European migrant? Using a flight…
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