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The Magnetic Compass of Birds: The Role of Cryptochrome

The geomagnetic field provides directional information for birds. The avian magnetic compass is an inclination compass that uses not the polarity of the magnetic field but the axial course of the field lines and their inclination in space. It works in a flexible functional window, and it requires sh...

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Autores principales: Wiltschko, Roswitha, Nießner, Christine, Wiltschko, Wolfgang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8171495/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34093230
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.667000