Sensing Magnetic Directions in Birds: Radical Pair Processes Involving Cryptochrome

Sensing Magnetic Directions in Birds: Radical Pair Processes Involving Cryptochrome

Birds can use the geomagnetic field for compass orientation. Behavioral experiments, mostly with migrating passerines, revealed three characteristics of the avian magnetic compass: (1) it works spontaneously only in a narrow functional window around the intensity of the ambient magnetic field, but c...

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Main Authors: Roswitha Wiltschko, Wolfgang Wiltschko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-07-01
Series:Biosensors
Subjects:
avian magnetic compass
inclination compass
functional window
Radical Pair Model
cryptochrome
Cry 1a
retina
UV/V cones
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/4/3/221

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