Birds sense magnetic fields through eye cells: study
Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 12:14
in Physics & Chemistry
Migratory birds navigate in the Earth's magnetic field using cells in their eyes sensitive to light, not cells in their beaks sensitive to magnetic fields, new research says.
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