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Development of lateralization of the magnetic compass in a migratory bird

The magnetic compass of a migratory bird, the European robin (Erithacus rubecula), was shown to be lateralized in favour of the right eye/left brain hemisphere. However, this seems to be a property of the avian magnetic compass that is not present from the beginning, but develops only as the birds g...

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Autores principales: Gehring, Dennis, Wiltschko, Wolfgang, Güntürkün, Onur, Denzau, Susanne, Wiltschko, Roswitha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3441093/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22933375
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2012.1654