The neurobiology of magnetoreception in vertebrate animals

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 153-159

  Lohmann, Kenneth J ^a   Johnsen, Sönke ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETITE;

CHEMICAL REACTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FISH; HYPOTHESIS; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; MECHANORECEPTORS; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 0034176565     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-2236(99)01542-8     Document Type: Review

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