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PMID: 472725 Published · ppublish English Journal Article Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

Pigeons have magnets.

Science (New York, N.Y.) ·Vol. 205 ·No. 4410 ·1979-09-07 ·Pages 1027-9

Walcott C, Gould JL, Kirschvink JL

Abstract

Research on pigeon homing suggests that magnetic field information is used for orientation. The ability of pigeons to sense magnetic fields may be associated with a small, unilateral structure between the brain and the skull which contains magnetic in what appears to be single domains.

MeSH Terms
Animals Brain/physiology Columbidae/physiology Head/physiology Magnetics Orientation/physiology
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Walcott C
Gould J L
Kirschvink J L
Article Info
Journal
Science (New York, N.Y.)
Abbr.
Science
ISSN
0036-8075
DOI
10.1126/science.472725
Published
1979-09-07
Pages
1027-9
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0404511
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1126/science.472725 View journal details
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