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. 1979 Sep 7;205(4410):1027-9.
doi: 10.1126/science.472725.

Pigeons have magnets

C Walcott, J L Gould, J L Kirschvink

Pigeons have magnets

C Walcott et al. Science. .

Abstract

Research on pigeon homing suggests that magnetic field information is used for orientation. The ability of pigeons to sense magnetic fields may be associated with a small, unilateral structure between the brain and the skull which contains magnetic in what appears to be single domains.

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