MagBBB Research Group

A small research group focusing on 🦇🐦🦋 #Magnetoreception, #Orientation and #Navigation. #DIY and #OpenScience enthusiasts. Group leader: @DrAlexPakhomov

[MagBBB Research Group @MagBBBGroup]

🦋 New preprint out! 🧭

Do migratory moths in Europe use information from Earth’s magnetic field to determine their position — in other words, do they have a magnetic map?
Find out more in our new preprint!
https://t.co/7kp1Dvp5U1

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Our beginner’s guide to using Raspberry Pi as a video-recording system for behavioural research 🎥🛠🦇🦋🐦.
https://t.co/2xvbiX15tA

#raspberrypi #openscience #opensource #raspi #animalbehaviour

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Starting a new #moth #orientation and #navigation project in Austria.

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Magnetic coils at sunset, with the Alps on the horizon. Field experiments in Lepidoptera navigation meet stunning Austrian landscapes.
#Fieldwork #AnimalNavigation #Magnetoreception #Moth #ScienceInTheWild #Alps

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A fascinating study on 🦋 migratory moth navigation by David Dreyer and Eric Warrant has finally been published in Nature 🎉
https://t.co/zSOA65B0xQ

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4/These findings show that compass systems in migratory Lepidoptera are not universal—different species with different migration strategies rely on different orientation mechanisms. Our study highlights the need to go beyond model species.

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🦋 A new preprint out! 🧭
We investigated orientation mechanisms in the red admiral (Vanessa atalanta), a common migratory butterfly in Europe.
👉 doi: https://t.co/vIMEZ4Oql2
#LepidopteraOrientation #LepiMigration
Check thread below to see what we found ⬇⬇⬇

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3/ Using a flight simulator, we tested red admirals under various light and magnetic field conditions.
Our findings:
✔️ Reliance on solar cues
❌ No evidence for magnetic sense
🕒 No time compensation in sun compass

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A new review on orientation and navigation of juvenile songbird migrants by our colleagues @RybAnimNavGroup has been published today! Congratulations🥳
https://t.co/GiMjN5wozH

[The Bat Lab @YovelBatLab]

A new exciting read from our lab:
How bats exit caves in thousands without colliding with each other

Great work by @AyaGoldshtein
https://t.co/kgXo5w9ncj

Photo by Jens Rydell

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It was a pleasure to take part in such a fantastic conference, present results of the second part of our #RedAdmiralProject 🦋🧭, and celebrate the 100-year anniversary of @Co_Biologists. The conference was wonderfully organised, with fascinating and inspiring talks throughout!

[The Bat Lab @YovelBatLab]

Some bats use their tail like a white cane.
How cool is that?!
Read all about it here:

https://t.co/eXNufQRLr3

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This is why we have decided to create a new Twitter account for our group.

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3) Our primary account, @MagBBBGroup, will cover all group news, with a focus on migratory butterflies, moths, and dragonflies.