Avian Magnetoreception: Elaborate Iron Mineral Containing Dendrites in the Upper Beak Seem to Be a Common Feature of Birds

The magnetic field sensors enabling birds to extract orientational information from the Earth's magnetic field have remained enigmatic. Our previously published results from homing pigeons have made us suggest that the iron containing sensory dendrites in the inner dermal lining of the upper be...

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Autores principales: Falkenberg, Gerald, Fleissner, Gerta, Schuchardt, Kirsten, Kuehbacher, Markus, Thalau, Peter, Mouritsen, Henrik, Heyers, Dominik, Wellenreuther, Gerd, Fleissner, Guenther
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2821931/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20169083
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0009231

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2821931/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20169083
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0009231

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