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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Päätekijät: Stoneham, A, Gauger, E, Porfyrakis, K, Benjamin, S, Lovett, B
Aineistotyyppi: Journal article
Kieli:English
Julkaistu: 2012