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Rachel Muheim

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34

Publications

2K

Citations

26

H-Index

1999

Active since

Affiliations

Lund University(Current)

University of Copenhagen

Goethe University Frankfurt

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Rachel Muheim is an author at Lund University specializing in evolutionary biology, animal behavior, and biology.

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Animal BehaviorEvolutionary BiologyBiologyEngineeringGeographySocial SciencesBiogeographyNeuroscienceMedicineOceanography

Publications per year

1999–2021

34

Publications

34

Polarized Light Cues Underlie Compass Calibration in Migratory Songbirds

Rachel Muheim, John B. Phillips, Susanne Åkesson · Science · 2006 · 291 citations

Magnetic Compass, Engineering, Migratory Songbirds +6

Magnetic compass orientation in European robins is dependent on both wavelength and intensity of light

Rachel Muheim, Johan Bäckman, Susanne Åkesson · Journal of Experimental Biology · 2002 · 150 citations

Weather and fuel reserves determine departure and flight decisions in passerines migrating across the Baltic Sea

Sissel Sjöberg, Thomas Alerstam, Susanne Åkesson et al. · Animal Behaviour · 2015 · 117 citations

Biology, Engineering, Fuel Reserves +6

Light-dependent magnetic compass orientation in amphibians and insects: candidate receptors and candidate molecular mechanisms

John B. Phillips, Paulo E. Jorge, Rachel Muheim · Journal of The Royal Society Interface · 2010 · 109 citations · Full text

Magnetic Compass Orientation, Cryptochrome, Light-dependent Magnetoreception Mechanism +20

White-throated sparrows calibrate their magnetic compass by polarized light cues during both autumn and spring migration

Rachel Muheim, John B. Phillips, Mark E. Deutschlander · Journal of Experimental Biology · 2009 · 90 citations

Breeding Behavior, Magnetic Compass, Compass Hierarchy +8

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