Gray whales strand more often on days with increased levels of atmospheric radio-frequency noise

Jesse Granger; Lucianne Walkowicz; Robert Fitak; Sönke Johnsen

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2020.01.028

Gray whales strand more often on days with increased levels of atmospheric radio-frequency noise

Curr Biol. 2020 Feb 24;30(4):R155-R156. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.01.028.

Authors

Jesse Granger¹, Lucianne Walkowicz², Robert Fitak³, Sönke Johnsen³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Adler Planetarium, Chicago, IL 60605, USA.
³ Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.

PMID: 32097638
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.01.028

Abstract

Evidence from live gray whale strandings suggests that their navigation may be disrupted by increased radio frequency noise generated by solar storms, suggesting the potential for magnetoreception in this species.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Acoustics
Animals
Atmosphere
Conservation of Natural Resources
Noise / adverse effects*
Radio Waves / adverse effects*
Whales / physiology*