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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"magnetoreception"”.
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Behavioral Investigation of the Light-Dependent Magnetoreception Mechanism of Drosophila melanogaster
… larvae suggest that a light-dependent magnetoreception mechanism is more widespread in insects than was previously suspected. The development of a behavioral assay to study the light-dependent magnetic compass in an organism with a simple nervous system, a limited behavioral repertoire, …
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There and back again? : reproducibility and the hunt for a human compass sense
… to orient themselves in space, a sense dubbed magnetoreception. Long enchanted with animal migration, University of Manchester biologist Robin Baker asked a fateful question: Why not humans? From 1976 to the late 1980s, Baker amassed evidence that he claimed as proof that humans had a magnetic …
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Use of magnetic and olfactory cues for orientation by a fossorial rodent, Thomomys talpoides
… pocket gopher, Thomomys talpoides, to use magnetoreception and olfaction in navigation and foraging. Magnetoreception was tested using three manipulative experiments: 1) field homing of displaced animals, 2) nest location in an 8-arm maze, and 3) movement through a complex labyrinth. Homing …
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The Mouse Magnetic Compass
… of a hybrid magnetic response where both magnetoreception mechanisms could be used for spatial orientation.
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Quantum Coherence and Entanglement in Open Quantum Systems
… astonishing phenomena in nature, such as avian magnetoreception and photosynthesis. Learning from nature can accelerate developments of new technologies.</p>
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Long-distance navigation and magnetosensory mechanisms in migratory songbirds
Ungeachtet vieler wissenschaftlicher Erkentnissgewinne im Bereich der Orientierungs und Navigationsmechanismen von Zugvögeln während ihrer Migrationen, verbleiben diesbezüglich viele Fragen unbeantwortet. Im Rahmen meiner sieben Publikationen umfassenden Doktorarbeit, habe ich hauptsächlich …
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Characterizing the Role of Magnetic Cues Underlying Spatial Behavior
In the 50+ years since the discovery of magnetic compass orientation by migratory songbirds, evidence for the use of magnetic cues has been obtained for a range of taxonomic groups, including several classes of vertebrate and invertebrate taxa. Surprisingly, however, the biophysical mechanisms and …
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Spontaneous directional preferences in taxonomically and ecologically distinct organisms: examining cues and underlying mechanisms
The focus of this research was the spontaneous magnetic alignment responses of animals. We show that snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) and crayfish (Cambarus sciotensis) spontaneously align their body axes relative to the magnetic field. In snapping turtles, this response is sensitive to …