New Clue in Homing Pigeons' Sense of Direction

An interdisciplinary German team has reportedly discovered cells in the liver of homing pigeons that could function as magnetoreceptors, potentially explaining their navigational abilities. This finding raises new questions about avian magnetoreception.

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der-standardGerman99d ago

Neue Spur im Rätsel um den Orientierungssinn der Brieftauben?

Ein interdisziplinäres deutsches Team will in der Leber Zellen entdeckt haben, die als Magnetorezeptoren fungieren könnten. Das wirft einige Fragen auf

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New Clue in Homing Pigeons' Sense of Direction

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Neue Spur im Rätsel um den Orientierungssinn der Brieftauben?

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