Selected Lohmann Lab Publications

 

Lohmann, K. J., Putman, N. F., and C. M. F. Lohmann.  2008.  Geomagnetic imprinting: a unifying hypothesis of natal homing in salmon and sea turtles.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.  105: 19096-19101. [Download pdf]

 

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.  72: 192-206.

 

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

 

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

 

Putman, N. F. and K. J. Lohmann.  2008.  Compatibility of magnetic imprinting and secular variation.  Current Biology. 18(14): R596-R597. [Download pdf]

 

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. [Download pdf]

 

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. [Download pdf]

 

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

 

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]

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. [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. [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]