"Animal Migration" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Periodic movements of animals in response to seasonal changes or reproductive instinct. Hormonal changes are the trigger in at least some animals. Most migrations are made for reasons of climatic change, feeding, or breeding.
| Descriptor ID |
D025041
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.113.069.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Animal Migration- Animal Migration
- Animal Migrations
- Migrations, Animal
- Migration, Animal
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Animal Migration" by people in Profiles.
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Guerra PA, Gegear RJ, Reppert SM. A magnetic compass aids monarch butterfly migration. Nat Commun. 2014 Jun 24; 5:4164.
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Guerra PA, Merlin C, Gegear RJ, Reppert SM. Discordant timing between antennae disrupts sun compass orientation in migratory monarch butterflies. Nat Commun. 2012 Jul 17; 3:958.
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Reppert SM, Gegear RJ, Merlin C. Navigational mechanisms of migrating monarch butterflies. Trends Neurosci. 2010 Sep; 33(9):399-406.
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Gegear RJ, Foley LE, Casselman A, Reppert SM. Animal cryptochromes mediate magnetoreception by an unconventional photochemical mechanism. Nature. 2010 Feb 11; 463(7282):804-7.
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Merlin C, Gegear RJ, Reppert SM. Antennal circadian clocks coordinate sun compass orientation in migratory monarch butterflies. Science. 2009 Sep 25; 325(5948):1700-4.
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Zhu H, Gegear RJ, Casselman A, Kanginakudru S, Reppert SM. Defining behavioral and molecular differences between summer and migratory monarch butterflies. BMC Biol. 2009 Mar 31; 7:14.