Eric Warrant
Eric Warrant is an esteemed Australian professor at Lund University in Sweden, renowned for his research in sensory biology and navigation in animals. He has made significant contributions to understanding how certain species, including insects, utilize environmental cues for orientation and movement. Recently, his research team gained international attention for discovering that the Australian bogong moth can navigate using the night sky as a compass, marking a groundbreaking finding in the field of animal navigation.
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Professor Eric Warrant, an Australian biologist attached to Sweden’s Lund University, conducted experiments to test the moths’ navigational abilities.
Insects’ exceptional navigation system revealed
Australia· 2025-10-26
Eric Warrant, a sensory biology professor at Lund University, explains the seasonal changes in the sky that affect moth navigation.
Millones de polillas usan las estrellas en un viaje de más de mil kilómetros para no perderse | Ciencia
Spain· 2025-06-21
Eric Warrant is the head of the Division of Sensory Biology at Lund University in Sweden and a coauthor of the study on Bogong moth navigation.
Tiny brown moth navigates 600 miles using stars — just like humans and birds
United States· 2025-06-21
Eric Warrant from Lund University highlights the significance of the study showing that moths can navigate using the stars.
Cómo la Vía Láctea guía el viaje nocturno de las polillas - Ciencia
Paraguay· 2025-06-19Eric Warrant is an Australian professor who led the research on how the bogong moth uses the stars for navigation.
Forskere løser mysterium: Natsværmere bruger stjernehimlen som kompas
Denmark· 2025-06-18