Night-Vision Brain Area in Migratory Songbirds
Night-Vision Brain Area in Migratory Songbirds
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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English
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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Twice each year, millions of night-migratory songbirds migrate thousands of kilometers. To find their way, they must process and integrate spatiotemporal information from a variety of cues including the Earth's magnetic field and the night-time starry sky. By using sensory-driven gene expression, we discovered that night-migratory songbirds possess...
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Night-Vision Brain Area in Migratory Songbirds
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TN_cdi_pnas_primary_102_23_8339_fulltext
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pnas_primary_102_23_8339_fulltext
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0027-8424
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1091-6490
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10.1073/pnas.0409575102
