"Animal Migration" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Periodic movements of animals in response to seasonal changes or reproductive instinct. Hormonal changes are the trigger in at least some animals. Most migrations are made for reasons of climatic change, feeding, or breeding.
| Descriptor ID |
D025041
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.113.069.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Animal Migration- Animal Migration
- Animal Migrations
- Migrations, Animal
- Migration, Animal
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Animal Migration" by people in Profiles.
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Night-time neuronal activation of Cluster N in a North American songbird. PLoS One. 2024; 19(3):e0300479.
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The Southern Ocean Exchange: porous boundaries between humpback whale breeding populations in southern polar waters. Sci Rep. 2021 12 08; 11(1):23618.
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Multi-scale analysis and modelling of collective migration in biological systems. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2020 09 14; 375(1807):20190377.
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The importance of migratory connectivity for global ocean policy. Proc Biol Sci. 2019 09 25; 286(1911):20191472.
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Memory and resource tracking drive blue whale migrations. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 03 19; 116(12):5582-5587.
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Fin whale movements in the Gulf of California, Mexico, from satellite telemetry. PLoS One. 2019; 14(1):e0209324.
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Terrestrial Bird Migration and West Nile Virus Circulation, United States. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 12; 24(12):2184-2194.
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A Dynamic State Model of Migratory Behavior and Physiology to Assess the Consequences of Environmental Variation and Anthropogenic Disturbance on Marine Vertebrates. Am Nat. 2018 02; 191(2):E40-E56.
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Migratory blackcaps tested in Emlen funnels can orient at 85 degrees but not at 88 degrees magnetic inclination. J Exp Biol. 2015 Jan 15; 218(Pt 2):206-11.
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Spatial and temporal occurrence of blue whales off the U.S. West Coast, with implications for management. PLoS One. 2014; 9(7):e102959.