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The Radical-Pair Mechanism of Magnetoreception by Hore, P. J, Mouritsen, Henrik

“…Although it has been known for almost half a century that migratory birds can detect the direction of the Earth's magnetic field, the primary sensory mechanism…”
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The Neural Basis of Long-Distance Navigation in Birds by Mouritsen, Henrik, Heyers, Dominik, Güntürkün, Onur

“…Migratory birds can navigate over tens of thousands of kilometers with an accuracy unobtainable for human navigators. To do so, they use their brains. In this…”
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Cryptochromes—a potential magnetoreceptor: what do we know and what do we want to know? by Liedvogel, Miriam, Mouritsen, Henrik

“…Cryptochromes have been suggested to be the primary magnetoreceptor molecules underlying light-dependent magnetic compass detection in migratory birds. Here we…”
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Protein-protein interaction of the putative magnetoreceptor cryptochrome 4 expressed in the avian retina by Wu, Haijia, Scholten, Alexander, Einwich, Angelika, Mouritsen, Henrik, Koch, Karl-Wilhelm

“…Migratory birds can sense the Earth’s magnetic field and use it for orientation over thousands of kilometres. A light-dependent radical-pair mechanism…”
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Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird by Xu, Jingjing, Jarocha, Lauren E., Zollitsch, Tilo, Konowalczyk, Marcin, Henbest, Kevin B., Richert, Sabine, Golesworthy, Matthew J., Schmidt, Jessica, Déjean, Victoire, Sowood, Daniel J. C., Bassetto, Marco, Luo, Jiate, Walton, Jessica R., Fleming, Jessica, Wei, Yujing, Pitcher, Tommy L., Moise, Gabriel, Herrmann, Maike, Yin, Hang, Wu, Haijia, Bartölke, Rabea, Käsehagen, Stefanie J., Horst, Simon, Dautaj, Glen, Murton, Patrick D. F., Gehrckens, Angela S., Chelliah, Yogarany, Takahashi, Joseph S., Koch, Karl-Wilhelm, Weber, Stefan, Solov’yov, Ilia A., Xie, Can, Mackenzie, Stuart R., Timmel, Christiane R., Mouritsen, Henrik, Hore, P. J.

“…Night-migratory songbirds are remarkably proficient navigators 1 . Flying alone and often over great distances, they use various directional cues including,…”
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Anthropogenic electromagnetic noise disrupts magnetic compass orientation in a migratory bird by Engels, Svenja, Schneider, Nils-Lasse, Lefeldt, Nele, Hein, Christine Maira, Zapka, Manuela, Michalik, Andreas, Elbers, Dana, Kittel, Achim, Hore, P. J., Mouritsen, Henrik

“…For the first time under reproducible and fully double-blinded conditions, it is shown that anthropogenic electromagnetic noise below the WHO limits affects a…”
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Double-Cone Localization and Seasonal Expression Pattern Suggest a Role in Magnetoreception for European Robin Cryptochrome 4 by Günther, Anja, Einwich, Angelika, Sjulstok, Emil, Feederle, Regina, Bolte, Petra, Koch, Karl-Wilhelm, Solov’yov, Ilia A., Mouritsen, Henrik

“…Birds seem to use a light-dependent, radical-pair-based magnetic compass. In vertebrates, cryptochromes are the only class of proteins that form radical pairs…”
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Chemical and structural analysis of a photoactive vertebrate cryptochrome from pigeon by Zoltowski, Brian D., Chelliah, Yogarany, Wickramaratne, Anushka, Jarocha, Lauren, Karki, Nischal, Xu, Wei, Mouritsen, Henrik, Hore, Peter J., Hibbs, Ryan E., Green, Carla B., Takahashi, Joseph S.

“…Computational and biochemical studies implicate the blue-light sensor cryptochrome (CRY) as an endogenous light-dependent magnetosensor enabling migratory…”
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Migratory Reed Warblers Need Intact Trigeminal Nerves to Correct for a 1,000 km Eastward Displacement by Kishkinev, Dmitry, Chernetsov, Nikita, Heyers, Dominik, Mouritsen, Henrik

“…Several studies have shown that experienced night-migratory songbirds can determine their position, but it has remained a mystery which cues and sensory…”
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The quantum needle of the avian magnetic compass by Hiscock, Hamish G., Worster, Susannah, Kattnig, Daniel R., Steers, Charlotte, Jin, Ye, Manolopoulos, David E., Mouritsen, Henrik, Hore, P. J.

“…Migratory birds have a light-dependent magnetic compass, the mechanism of which is thought to involve radical pairs formed photochemically in cryptochrome…”
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A light-dependent magnetoreception mechanism insensitive to light intensity and polarization by Worster, Susannah, Mouritsen, Henrik, Hore, P. J.

“…Billions of migratory birds navigate thousands of kilometres every year aided by a magnetic compass sense, the biophysical mechanism of which is unclear. One…”
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No evidence for the use of magnetic declination for migratory navigation in two songbird species by Chernetsov, Nikita, Pakhomov, Alexander, Davydov, Alexander, Cellarius, Fedor, Mouritsen, Henrik

“…Determining the East-West position was a classical problem in human sea navigation until accurate clocks were manufactured and sailors were able to measure the…”
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Acuity of a Cryptochrome and Vision-Based Magnetoreception System in Birds by Solov'yov, Ilia A., Mouritsen, Henrik, Schulten, Klaus

“…The magnetic compass of birds is embedded in the visual system and it has been hypothesized that the primary sensory mechanism is based on a radical pair…”
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Sun Compass Orientation Helps Coral Reef Fish Larvae Return to Their Natal Reef by Mouritsen, Henrik, Atema, Jelle, Kingsford, Michael J, Gerlach, Gabriele

“…Reef fish sustain populations on isolated reefs and show genetic diversity between nearby reefs even though larvae of many species are swept away from the…”
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Global view of the functional molecular organization of the avian cerebrum: Mirror images and functional columns by Jarvis, Erich D., Yu, Jing, Rivas, Miriam V., Horita, Haruhito, Feenders, Gesa, Whitney, Osceola, Jarvis, Syrus C., Jarvis, Electra R., Kubikova, Lubica, Puck, Ana E.P., Siang-Bakshi, Connie, Martin, Suzanne, McElroy, Michael, Hara, Erina, Howard, Jason, Pfenning, Andreas, Mouritsen, Henrik, Chen, Chun-Chun, Wada, Kazuhiro

“…ABSTRACT Based on quantitative cluster analyses of 52 constitutively expressed or behaviorally regulated genes in 23 brain regions, we present a global view of…”
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Broadband 75–85 MHz radiofrequency fields disrupt magnetic compass orientation in night-migratory songbirds consistent with a flavin-based radical pair magnetoreceptor by Leberecht, Bo, Kobylkov, Dmitry, Karwinkel, Thiemo, Döge, Sara, Burnus, Lars, Wong, Siu Ying, Apte, Shambhavi, Haase, Katrin, Musielak, Isabelle, Chetverikova, Raisa, Dautaj, Glen, Bassetto, Marco, Winklhofer, Michael, Hore, P. J., Mouritsen, Henrik

“…The light-dependent magnetic compass sense of night-migratory songbirds can be disrupted by weak radiofrequency fields. This finding supports a quantum…”
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Localisation of cryptochrome 2 in the avian retina by Einwich, Angelika, Seth, Pranav Kumar, Bartölke, Rabea, Bolte, Petra, Feederle, Regina, Dedek, Karin, Mouritsen, Henrik

“…Cryptochromes are photolyase-related blue-light receptors acting as core components of the mammalian circadian clock in the cell nuclei. One or more members of…”
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Magnetic field changes activate the trigeminal brainstem complex in a migratory bird by Heyers, Dominik, Zapka, Manuela, Hoffmeister, Mara, Wild, John Martin, Mouritsen, Henrik

“…The upper beak of birds, which contains putative magnetosensory ferro-magnetic structures, is innervated by the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve (V1)…”
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Photoreceptor-based magnetoreception: optimal design of receptor molecules, cells, and neuronal processing by Ritz, Thorsten, Ahmad, Margaret, Mouritsen, Henrik, Wiltschko, Roswitha, Wiltschko, Wolfgang

“…The sensory basis of magnetoreception in animals still remains a mystery. One hypothesis of magnetoreception is that photochemical radical pair reactions can…”
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Localisation of the Putative Magnetoreceptive Protein Cryptochrome 1b in the Retinae of Migratory Birds and Homing Pigeons by Bolte, Petra, Bleibaum, Florian, Einwich, Angelika, Günther, Anja, Liedvogel, Miriam, Heyers, Dominik, Depping, Anne, Wöhlbrand, Lars, Rabus, Ralf, Janssen-Bienhold, Ulrike, Mouritsen, Henrik

“…Cryptochromes are ubiquitously expressed in various animal tissues including the retina. Some cryptochromes are involved in regulating circadian activity…”
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