Selected Lohmann Lab Publications

Baltzley, M. J. and K. J. Lohmann. 2008.  Comparative study of TPep-like immunoreactive neurons in the central nervous system of nudibranch molluscs.  Brain, Behavior, and Evolution (in press).

 

Cain, S. D., Boles, L.C., and Lohmann, K. J. 2008.  Effects of pulsed magnetic fields on the orientation behavior of the spiny lobster Panulirus argus.  Journal of Experimental Biology (in press).

 

Lohmann, K. J., Lohmann, C. M. F., and Endres, C. S.  2008.  The sensory ecology of ocean navigation.  Journal of Experimental Biology.  211: 1719-1728.

 

Johnsen, S. and K. J. Lohmann.  2008.  Magnetoreception in animals.  Physics Today.  61(3): 29-35.

 

Lohmann, K. J., Luschi, P., and G. C. Hays.  2008.  Goal navigation and island-finding in sea turtles.  Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology.  356: 83-95.

 

Lohmann, K. J., Lohmann, C. M. F., and N. F. Putman.  2007.  Magnetic maps in animals: Nature’s GPS.  Journal of Experimental Biology  210: 3697-3705. [Download pdf]

 

Wang, J. H., Boles, L. C., Higgins, B., and K. J. Lohmann.  2007.  Behavioral responses of sea turtles to lightsticks used in longline fisheries.  Animal Conservation  10: 176-182.

 

Lohmann, K. J.  2007.  Sea turtles: navigating with magnetism.  Current Biology 17(3): R102-R104.

 

Cain, S. D., Wang, J. H., and K. J. Lohmann.  2006.  Immunochemical and electrophysiological analyses of magnetically responsive neurons in the mollusc Tritonia diomedea. Journal of Comparative Physiology A.  192: 235-245. [Download pdf]

 

Johnsen, S. and K. J. Lohmann.  2005.  The physics and neurobiology of magnetoreception.  Nature Reviews Neuroscience 6: 703-712. [Download pdf]

 

Cain, S. D., Boles, L. C., Wang, J. H., and K. J. Lohmann.  2005. Magnetic orientation and navigation in marine turtles, lobsters, and molluscs: concepts and conundrums.  Integrative and Comparative Biology  45: 539-546.

Lohmann, K. J., Lohmann, C. M. F., Ehrhart, L. M., Bagley, D. A., and T. Swing. 2004. Geomagnetic map used in sea turtle navigation. Nature. 428: 909-910. [Download pdf]

Avens, L. and K. J. Lohmann. 2004. Navigation and seasonal migratory orientation in juvenile sea turtles. Journal of Experimental Biology 207: 1771-1778. [Download pdf]

Irwin, W. P., Horner, A. J. and K. J. Lohmann. 2004. Magnetic field distortions produced by protective cages around sea turtle nests: unintended consequences for orientation and navigation? Biological Conservation 118: 117-120. [Download pdf]

Wang, J. H., Cain, S. D. and K. J. Lohmann. 2004. Identifiable neurons inhibited by Earth-strength magnetic stimuli in the mollusc Tritonia diomedea. Journal of Experimental Biology 207: 1043-1049. [Download pdf]

Boles, L. C., and K. J. Lohmann. 2003. True navigation and magnetic maps in spiny lobsters. Nature. 421: 60-63. [Download pdf]

Avens, L., Braun-McNeill, J., Epperly, S., and K. J. Lohmann. 2003. Site fidelity and homing behavior in juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta). Marine Biology 143: 211-220. [Download pdf]

Lohmann, K. J., and C. M. F. Lohmann. 2003. Orientation mechanisms of hatchling loggerheads. In: Loggerhead Sea Turtles (eds. A. B. Bolten and B. E. Witherington), pp. 44-62. Smithsonian Books: Washington.

Wang, J. H., Cain, S. D., and K. J. Lohmann. 2003. Identification of magnetically responsive neurons in the mollusc Tritonia diomedea. Journal of Experimental Biology. 206: 381-388. [Download pdf]

Avens, L. and K. J. Lohmann. 2003. Use of multiple orientation cues by juvenile loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta. Journal of Experimental Biology. 206: 4317-4325. [Download pdf]

Lohmann, K. J., Cain, S. D., Dodge, S. A., and C. M. F. Lohmann. 2001. Regional magnetic fields as navigational markers for sea turtles. Science. 294: 364-366. [View abstract] [Download pdf] [ [Link to Science]

Lohmann, K. J., and S. Johnsen. 2000. The neurobiology of magnetoreception in vertebrate animals. Trends in Neurosciences. 23: 153-159. [View abstract.][Download pdf]

Nevitt, G., N. D. Pentcheff, K. J. Lohmann, and R. K. Zimmer. 2000. Den selection by the spiny lobster Panulirus argus: testing attraction to conspecific odors in the field. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 203: 225-231. [View abstract.]

Lohmann, K. J., Hester, J. T., and C. M. F. Lohmann. 1999. Long-distance navigation in sea turtles. Ethology, Ecology, and Evolution. 11: 1-23. [View abstract.][Download pdf]

Goff, M., M. Salmon, and K. J. Lohmann. 1998. Hatchling sea turtles use surface waves to establish a magnetic compass direction. Animal Behaviour. 55: 69-77. [View abstract.]

Lohmann, K. J., Witherington, B. E., Lohmann, C. M. F., and M. Salmon. 1997. Orientation, navigation, and natal beach homing in sea turtles. In: The Biology of Sea Turtles (eds. P. Lutz and J. Musick), pp. 107-135. CRC Press: Boca Raton.

Lohmann, K. J., and C. M. F. Lohmann. 1996. Detection of magnetic field intensity by sea turtles. Nature. 380: 59-61. [View abstract] [Download pdf]

Lohmann, K. J., and C. M. F. Lohmann. 1996. Orientation and open-sea navigation in sea turtles. Journal of Experimental Biology. 199: 73-81. [View abstract] [Download pdf]

Lohmann, K. J., Pentcheff, N. D., Nevitt, G. A., Stetten, G., Zimmer-Faust, R. K., Jarrard, H. E., and L. C. Boles. 1995. Magnetic orientation of spiny lobsters in the ocean: experiments with undersea coil systems. Journal of Experimental Biology. 198: 2041-2048. [View abstract] [Download pdf]

Nevitt, G.A., Pentcheff, N.D., Lohmann, K.J., and Zimmer-Faust, R.K. 1995. Hydrodynamic orientation by spiny lobsters: field manipulations in a patch reef environment. Journal of Experimental Biology. 198: 2049-2054. [View abstract]

Lohmann, K. J., A. W. Swartz, and C. M. F. Lohmann. 1995. Perception of ocean wave direction by sea turtles. Journal of Experimental Biology. 198: 1079-1085. [View abstract] [Download pdf]

Lohmann, K. J., and C. M. F. Lohmann. 1994. Detection of magnetic inclination angle by sea turtles: a possible mechanism for determining latitude. Journal of Experimental Biology. 194: 23-32. [View abstract] [Download pdf]

Lohmann, K. J., and C. M. F. Lohmann. 1994. Acquisition of magnetic directional preference in loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings. Journal of Experimental Biology. 190: 1-8. [View abstract] [Download pdf]

Lohmann, K. J. 1993. Magnetic compass orientation. Nature. 362: 703. [Download pdf]

Light, P., M. Salmon, and K. J. Lohmann. 1993. Geomagnetic orientation of loggerhead sea turtles: evidence for an inclination compass. Journal of Experimental Biology. 182: 1-10. [View abstract]

Lohmann, K. J., and C. M. F. Lohmann. 1993. A light-independent magnetic compass in the leatherback sea turtle. Biological Bulletin. 185: 149-151. [View abstract][Download pdf]

Lohmann, K. J. 1992. How sea turtles navigate. Scientific American. 266(1): 100-106.

Lohmann, K. J., and C. M. F. Lohmann. 1992. Orientation to oceanic waves by hatchling green turtles. Journal of Experimental Biology. 171:1-13. [View abstract][Download pdf]

Lohmann, K. J., A. O. D. Willows, and R. B. Pinter. 1991. An identifiable molluscan neuron responds to changes in earth-strength magnetic fields. Journal of Experimental Biology. 161:1-24. [View abstract][Download pdf]

Lohmann, K. J. 1991. Magnetic orientation by hatchling loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta). Journal of Experimental Biology. 155: 37-49. [View abstract][Download pdf]

Lohmann, K. J., M. Salmon, and J. Wyneken. 1990. Functional autonomy of land and sea orientation systems in sea turtle hatchlings. Biological Bulletin. 179: 214-218. [View abstract][Download pdf]

Salmon, M. and K. J. Lohmann. 1989. Orientation cues used by hatchling loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta L.) during their offshore migration. Ethology. 83: 215-228. [View abstract]

Lohmann, K. J., and A. O. D. Willows. 1987. Lunar-modulated geomagnetic orientation by a marine mollusk. Science. 235: 331-334. [View abstract]

Lohmann, K. J. 1984. Magnetic remanence in the western Atlantic spiny lobster, Panulirus argus. Journal of Experimental Biology. 113: 29-41. [View abstract] ][Download pdf]