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. 1994 Mar;42(4):449-73.

doi: 10.1016/0301-0082(94)90047-7.

Magnetic orientation and magnetoreception in birds

K P Able¹

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PMID: 8090930
DOI: 10.1016/0301-0082(94)90047-7

Review

Magnetic orientation and magnetoreception in birds

K P Able. Prog Neurobiol. 1994 Mar.

. 1994 Mar;42(4):449-73.

doi: 10.1016/0301-0082(94)90047-7.

Author

K P Able¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biology, State University of New York, Albany 12222.

PMID: 8090930
DOI: 10.1016/0301-0082(94)90047-7

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