A new type of radical-pair-based model for magnetoreception.

Certain migratory birds can sense the Earth's magnetic field. The nature of this process is not yet properly understood. Here we offer a simple explanation according to which birds literally see the local magnetic field through the impact of a physical rather than a chemical signature of the ra...

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主要な著者: Stoneham, A, Gauger, E, Porfyrakis, K, Benjamin, S, Lovett, B
フォーマット: Journal article
言語:English
出版事項: 2012
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author Stoneham, A
Gauger, E
Porfyrakis, K
Benjamin, S
Lovett, B
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Gauger, E
Porfyrakis, K
Benjamin, S
Lovett, B
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description Certain migratory birds can sense the Earth's magnetic field. The nature of this process is not yet properly understood. Here we offer a simple explanation according to which birds literally see the local magnetic field through the impact of a physical rather than a chemical signature of the radical pair: a transient, long-lived electric dipole moment. Based on this premise, our picture can explain recent surprising experimental data indicating long lifetimes for the radical pair. Moreover, there is a clear evolutionary path toward this field-sensing mechanism: it is an enhancement of a weak effect that may be present in many species.
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spellingShingle Stoneham, A
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Porfyrakis, K
Benjamin, S
Lovett, B
A new type of radical-pair-based model for magnetoreception.
title A new type of radical-pair-based model for magnetoreception.
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