A light-dependent magnetoreception mechanism insensitive to light intensity and polarization

Billions of migratory birds navigate thousands of kilometres every year aided by a magnetic compass sense the biophysical mechanism of which is unclear. One leading hypothesis is that absorption of light by specialised photoreceptors in the retina produces short‐lived chemical intermediates known as...

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Main Authors: Worster, S, Mouritsen, H, Hore, P
Formato: Journal article
Publicado: Royal Society 2017