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Light-dependent magnetoreception in birds: the crucial step occurs in the dark

The Radical Pair Model proposes that the avian magnetic compass is based on spin-chemical processes: since the ratio between the two spin states singlet and triplet of radical pairs depends on their alignment in the magnetic field, it can provide information on magnetic directions. Cryptochromes, bl...

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Autores principales: Wiltschko, Roswitha, Ahmad, Margaret, Nießner, Christine, Gehring, Dennis, Wiltschko, Wolfgang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4892254/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27146685
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2015.1010