Magnetoreception in birds: Different physical processes for two types of directional responses

HFSP Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-48

  Wiltschko, Roswitha ^a   Stapput, Katrin ^a   Ritz, Thorsten ^b   Thalau, Peter ^a   Wiltschko, Wolfgang ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 36649002400     PISSN: 19552068     EISSN: 1955205X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2976/1.2714294/10.2976/1     Document Type: Article

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