Shedding Light on Vertebrate Magnetoreception

Shedding Light on Vertebrate Magnetoreception

We review the challenges and recent progress in elucidating the physiological basis of animal magnetoreception. Behavioral and theoretical studies suggest a link between photoreception and magnetoreception in some animals. Neurophysiological studies have the potential to prove this link and identify...

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Veröffentlicht in:Neuron 2002-05, Vol.34 (4), p.503-506
Hauptverfasser: Ritz, Thorsten, Dommer, David H, Phillips, John B
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal Migration - physiology
Animals
Brain - cytology
Brain - physiology
Magnetic fields
Magnetics
Magnetism
Models, Neurological
Neurons - cytology
Neurons - physiology
Orientation - physiology
Rodents
Sensation - physiology
Studies
Vertebrates - anatomy & histology
Vertebrates - physiology
Vision, Ocular - physiology
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Zusammenfassung:We review the challenges and recent progress in elucidating the physiological basis of animal magnetoreception. Behavioral and theoretical studies suggest a link between photoreception and magnetoreception in some animals. Neurophysiological studies have the potential to prove this link and identify the location of and the mechanism underlying the magnetoreception system.
ISSN:0896-6273
1097-4199
DOI:10.1016/S0896-6273(02)00707-9