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. 2008 Jun 3;18(11):R482-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.03.052.

Animal navigation: the evolution of magnetic orientation

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Animal navigation: the evolution of magnetic orientation

James L Gould. Curr Biol. .
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Animals have several types of magnetic organ, often separately specialized for determining direction versus location. Recent results offer hints about how these once-unimaginable detectors may have evolved.

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