鸟类磁感受是否同时依赖于磁铁矿和磁赤铁矿?
生物物理
2008-05-16 v1
摘要
最近,利用 X 射线荧光和吸收研究对信鸽上喙皮肤中一种假定的磁感受器进行了化学表征 [Fleissner et al., 2007. A novel concept of Fe-mineral based magnetoreception: histological and physiochemical data from the upper beak of homing pigeons. Naturwissenschaften 94 (8), 631-642]。在这篇简短通讯中,我们指出所传播的新概念基于不受数据支持的结论,事实上与先前发表的晶体学和磁性数据相矛盾。
引用
@article{arxiv.0805.2249,
title = {Does avian magnetoreception rely on both magnetite and maghemite?},
author = {Michael Winklhofer and Joseph L. Kirschvink},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0805.2249},
year = {2008}
}
备注
4 pages, 1 figure