A new model for a magnetoreceptor in homing pigeons based on interacting clusters of superparamagnetic magnetite

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 28, Issue 16-19, 2003, Pages 647-652

  Davila, A F ^a   Fleissner, G ^b   Winklhofer, M ^c   Petersen, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ferrofluid; Inclination compass; Mechanoreceptors; Nervous terminals; Superparamagnetic magnetite

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; NEUROLOGY;

MAGNETORECEPTORS;

MAGNETITE;

BIRD; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETITE;

EID: 0141795455     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-7065(03)00118-9     Document Type: Article

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