Magnetite Biomineralization and Magnetoreception in Organisms
Topics in geobiologyPublished 1 January 1985
Joseph L. Kirschvink, D. S. Jones, Bruce J. MacFadden
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The mystery of how migrating animals find their way over unfamiliar terrain has intrigued people for centuries, and has been the focus of productive research in the biological sci ences for several de
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