Q&A ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR Magnetic-field perception

被引：116

作者：

Lohmann, Kenneth J. ^{[1
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机构：

[1] Univ N Carolina, Dept Biol, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA

来源：

NATURE | 2010年 / 464卷 / 7292期

关键词：

MAGNETORECEPTION; ORIENTATION; DESIGN; BIRDS;

D O I：

10.1038/4641140a

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

The ability to perceive Earth's magnetic field, which at one time was dismissed as a physical impossibility, is now known to exist in diverse animals. The receptors for the magnetic sense remain elusive. But it seems that at least two underlying mechanisms exist — sometimes in the same organism.

引用

页码：1140 / 1142

页数：3

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