The role of extraocular photoreceptors in newt magnetic compass orientation: parallels between light-dependent magnetoreception and polarized light detection in vertebrates

Theoretical models implicating specialized photoreceptors in the detection of the geomagnetic field have been the impetus for studying the effects of light on magnetic compass orientation. Magnetic orientation in flies, amphibians and birds has been found to be influenced by light, and in all these...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of experimental biology 2001-07, Vol.204 (Pt 14), p.2543-2552
Hauptverfasser:	Phillips, J B, Deutschlander, M E, Freake, M J, Borland, S C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Freshwater Light Magnetics Notophthalmus viridescens Notophthalmus viridescens - physiology Orientation - physiology Photoreceptor Cells, Vertebrate - physiology photoreceptors (extraocular) Pineal Gland - physiology sensory integration
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