Trigeminally innervated iron-containing structures in the beak of homing pigeons, and other birds

Brain Research

Volumn 889, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 243-246

  Williams, Matthew N ^a   Wild, J Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Homing; Magnetic sense; Ophthalmic nerve

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEAK; BIRD; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MECHANORECEPTOR; NONHUMAN; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; PIGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

ANIMALS; BEAK; BIRDS; COLORING AGENTS; COLUMBIDAE; IRON; OPHTHALMIC NERVE;

EID: 0035910326     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(00)03114-0     Document Type: Article

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