Directional orientation of birds by the magnetic field under different light conditions

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages

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

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Compass orientation; Fixed direction responses; Magnetite based receptors; Magnetoreception; Monochromatic light; Radical pair processes

Indexed keywords

BIOMAGNETISM; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETITE; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; MONOCHROMATORS;

COMPASS ORIENTATION; FIXED-DIRECTION RESPONSES; MAGNETORECEPTION; MONOCHROMATIC LIGHT; RADICAL-PAIR PROCESSES;

COMPASSES (MAGNETIC);

CRYPTOCHROME; MAGNETITE;

BIOMAGNETISM; COLOR VISION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT INTENSITY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETORECEPTION; MIGRANT BIRD; NONHUMAN; PHOTOACTIVATION; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTORECEPTOR POTENTIAL; REVIEW; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL ORIENTATION; VISUAL SYSTEM; ANIMAL; BIRD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; LIGHT; ORIENTATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

AVES;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BIRDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; LIGHT; ORIENTATION; PERCEPTION;

EID: 77950125825     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2009.0367.focus     Document Type: Review

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