This paper is part 2 of my "magnetic pulse trilogy"

Part 1: www.doi.org/10.1098/rsif...

for the most interesting 3rd Part see: doi.org/10.1098/rsif...

for some ecological insights into the magnetic sense for songbird migration Ecology see our dedicated review paper: doi.org/10.1111/brv....

Possible explanations for this finding are so extensive, that they would notfit into a bluesky post, so see the discussion of the paper itself: doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

(iv) the change in direction within the first 50-100 km. --> no bird group changed flight direction significantly

(iii) the direction in which the birds departed (in the first 5-20 km). This was a factor where former studies found differences after pulse treatment --> but here: no effect

(ii) the time within the night, when the bird depart and resume migration --> no significant difference.

We observed different stopover decisions using the #motus wildlife tracking system. [Blue is always the control group, red the group of birds, who recieved the magnetic pulse]:

(i) the probability of the bird resuming migration in the first night after the treatment --> no significant difference!

We tried to influence the proposed magnetic-particle based magnetoreceptor of migratory European Robins on Stopover on Helgoland by a short but strong magnetic pulse. According to current hypotheses this should disturb the magnetic map of the birds and should lead to altered migratory behaviour

3rd anniversary of this paper: Karwinkel et al. 2022 "A magnetic pulse does not affect free-flight navigation behaviour of a medium-distance songbird migrant in spring" in JEB, where we tried to reproduce old studies on magnetoreception, but found no effects. A thread:
doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

See the thread about our new Stopover ecology paper from helgoland:

Spread the word: we're #hiring! We have an open #research fellowship position for #postdocs with their own research idea: It includes an own budget, a #PhD student position and the possibility to conduct independent research on animal #navigation and/or #magnetoreception 🧭🦤🦇🐟⚛️🧪👩‍🔬! sfb1372.de/jobs

Today it is already 2 years ago, that I recieved the honor to call myself "Dr. rer. nat." thanks to @migecol.bsky.social and @ifv-whv.bsky.social for making this possible!

Today is the 1-year-anniversary of our extensive Review-Paper: "A conceptual framework on the role of magnetic cues in songbird migration ecology" doi.org/10.1111/brv....

- it is a must-read, when you work with magnetoreception and birds!

new publication by our team member @thiemokarwinkel.bsky.social about the multi-year and multi site tracking of long-tailed ducks (Clangula hyemalis) from the Arctic to the Baltic Sea. @ifv-whv.bsky.social read here open access: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

In a new article, we summarise the opportunities of the #Motus Wildlife Tracking System from a European perspective. This #tracking method offers a wide range of opportunities for research of small migratory birds, bats and insects: conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

You wonder what is our research about? See this word cloud, we collected, about our perspective of scientific fields and topics.

Meet @thiemokarwinkel.bsky.social!

After PhD on ecological role of #magnetoreception in #songbirds, he continued researching offshore songbird migration using #Motus tracking

His research theme:
From Patterns & Pathways to Protection: Understanding mechanisms of #birdmigration for #conservation

NEW PERSPECTIVE ARTICLE
In a team combining bird and bat migration scientist with ecological economics, we draw attention on the threat of artifical light at night to migrating songbirds and bats to inform science-driven politics. See our article here: doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

The first paper of your PhD is always so exciting! 🤩 An all-#Galbatross effort, "A focus on females can improve science and conservation!" See press release (www.audubon.org/news/researc...) and the study here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...! #FemaleBirds #FemaleBirdDay

New project! Ever wondered about shifting #baselines in #conservation? Thought about quantifying historical biodiversity losses? We launched a nationwide #resurvey of historical bird surveys in Germany. Together with www.dda-web.de, we have...

EOU2025 conference abstract submission is open! Submit your abstract at the following link: cutt.ly/Ke9YyeWB and check the conference website for updates: cutt.ly/Te9Yo2G4 We look forward to seeing you in Bangor, Wales 18-22 August 2025 #ornithology #EOU2025