Retinal cryptochrome in a migratory passerine bird: A possible transducer for the avian magnetic compass

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 585-588

  Möller, Andrea ^a   Sagasser, Sven ^b   Wiltschko, Wolfgang ^a   Schierwater, Bernd ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOCHROME;

MIGRATORY SPECIES; ORIENTATION; PASSERINE;

ARTICLE; BIRD; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; MAGNETORECEPTION; MIGRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERCEPTION; PHOTORECEPTOR; RETINA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CHICKENS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; FLAVOPROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RETINA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SONGBIRDS;

AVES; ERITHACUS RUBECULA; GALLUS GALLUS; PASSERIFORMES; TURDUS;

EID: 11244303621     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-004-0578-9     Document Type: Article

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