Weak broadband electromagnetic fields are more disruptive to magnetic compass orientation in a night-migratory songbird (Erithacus rubecula) than strong narrow-band fields

Weak broadband electromagnetic fields are more disruptive to magnetic compass orientation in a night-migratory songbird (Erithacus rubecula) than strong narrow-band fields

Magnetic compass orientation in night-migratory songbirds is embedded in the visual system and seems to be based on a light-dependent radical pair mechanism. Recent findings suggest that both broadband electromagnetic fields ranging from ~2 kHz to ~9 MHz and narrow-band fields at the so-called Larmo...

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Main Authors: Susanne eSchwarze, Nils-Lasse eSchneider, Thomas eReichl, David eDreyer, Nele eLefeldt, Svenja eEngels, Neville eBaker, P J Hore, Henrik eMouritsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
Magnetic compass
Magnetoreception
radical pair mechanism
Bird orientation
time-dependent electromagnetic fields
narrow-band electromagnetic field
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00055/full

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