Comments on: Science Gone Awry: Penguins With Tracking Devices Die Sooner http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/01/12/science-gone-awry-penguins-with-tracking-devices-die-sooner/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day's most compelling topics. Wed, 23 May 2012 14:57:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lukie http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/01/12/science-gone-awry-penguins-with-tracking-devices-die-sooner/comment-page-1/#comment-587130 Lukie Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:44:35 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=24835#comment-587130 I'm wondering if there is a possible slowdown also due to what the actual tracking device is giving off. If animals can migrate using the Earth's magnetic field, maybe these devices are indistinct to their sight or any other sense they may have in migration, mating, ect? I’m wondering if there is a possible slowdown also due to what the actual tracking device is giving off. If animals can migrate using the Earth’s magnetic field, maybe these devices are indistinct to their sight or any other sense they may have in migration, mating, ect?

]]> By: Liz McCleaster http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/01/12/science-gone-awry-penguins-with-tracking-devices-die-sooner/comment-page-1/#comment-586979 Liz McCleaster Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:11:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=24835#comment-586979 Very, very interesting, and I'd like to learn more on the subject. Are there similar studies for marine mammels, such as whales and orcas, sharks or polar bears? If so, I would like to see that material, as well. Liz McCleaster Very, very interesting, and I’d like to learn more on the subject. Are there similar studies for marine mammels, such as whales and orcas, sharks or polar bears? If so, I would like to see that material, as well.

Liz McCleaster

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