Seasonally Changing Cryptochrome 1b Expression in the Retinal Ganglion Cells of a Migrating Passerine Bird.

by Christine Nießner, Julia Christina Gross, Susanne Denzau, Leo Peichl, Gerta Fleissner, Wolfgang Wiltschko, Roswitha Wiltschko
Published 2016-01-01

Avian magnetoreception: elaborate iron mineral containing dendrites in the upper beak seem to be a common feature of birds.

by Gerald Falkenberg, Gerta Fleissner, Kirsten Schuchardt, Markus Kuehbacher, Peter Thalau, Henrik Mouritsen, Dominik Heyers, Gerd Wellenreuther, Guenther Fleissner
Published 2010-02-01

Avian ultraviolet/violet cones identified as probable magnetoreceptors.

by Christine Niessner, Susanne Denzau, Julia Christina Gross, Leo Peichl, Hans-Joachim Bischof, Gerta Fleissner, Wolfgang Wiltschko, Roswitha Wiltschko
Published 2011-01-01