Chickens orient using a magnetic compass

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作者
Freire, R [1 ]
Munro, UH
Rogers, LJ
Wiltschko, R
Wiltschko, W
机构
[1] Univ New England, Ctr Neurosci & Anim Behav, Armidale, NSW, Australia
[2] Univ Technol Sydney, Dept Environm Sci, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
[3] Univ Frankfurt, Inst Zool, D-6000 Frankfurt, Germany
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D O I
10.1016/j.cub.2005.08.017
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
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页码:R620 / R621
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