A novel concept of Fe-mineral-based magnetoreception: Histological and physicochemical data from the upper beak of homing pigeons

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 631-642

  Fleissner, Gerta ^a   Stahl, Branko ^a   Thalau, Peter ^a   Falkenberg, Gerald ^b   Fleissner, Günther ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b DESY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological magnetometer; Maghemite; Magnetite; XANES; XRFS

Indexed keywords

FERRIC OXIDE; IRON;

HISTOLOGY; HOMING BEHAVIOR; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETITE; PASSERINE; PHOTORECEPTION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BEAK; BIRD; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; MAGNET; MAGNETIC FIELD; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PIGEON; RECEPTOR POTENTIAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; BEAK; COLUMBIDAE; HOMING BEHAVIOR; IRON; MAGNETICS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; COLUMBA;

EID: 34447135649     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-007-0236-0     Document Type: Article

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