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Corneal sensitivity is required for orientation in free-flying migratory bats

The exact anatomical location for an iron particle-based magnetic sense remains enigmatic in vertebrates. For mammals, findings from a cornea anaesthesia experiment in mole rats suggest that it carries the primary sensors for magnetoreception. Yet, this has never been tested in a free-ranging mammal...

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Autores principales: Lindecke, Oliver, Holland, Richard A., Pētersons, Gunārs, Voigt, Christian C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8100159/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33953327
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02053-w