The role of the magnetite-based receptors in the beak in pigeon homing

Current Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 1534-1538

  Wiltschko, Roswitha ^a   Schiffner, Ingo ^a   Fuhrmann, Patrick ^a   Wiltschko, Wolfgang ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

SYSNEURO

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; MAGNETITE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAK; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES;

ANIMALS; BEAK; COLUMBIDAE; FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; COLUMBA;

EID: 79952359809     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2010.06.073     Document Type: Article

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