Chemical magnetoreception: bird cryptochrome 1a is excited by blue light and forms long-lived radical-pairs.
Cryptochromes (Cry) have been suggested to form the basis of light-dependent magnetic compass orientation in birds. However, to function as magnetic compass sensors, the cryptochromes of migratory birds must possess a number of key biophysical characteristics. Most importantly, absorption of blue li...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2007
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