Magnetoreception System in Honeybees (Apis mellifera)

Honeybees (Apis mellifera) undergo iron biomineralization, providing the basis for magnetoreception. We showed earlier the presence of superparamagnetic magnetite in iron granules formed in honeybees, and subscribed to the notion that external magnetic fields may cause expansion or contraction of th...

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Main Authors: Hsu, Chin-Yuan, Ko, Fu-Yao, Li, Chia-Wei, Fann, Kuni, Lue, Juh-Tzeng
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2007
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1851986/