Magnetite Biomineralization and Magnetoreception in Organisms
. Ed(S): Kirschvink, Joseph L.; Jones, Douglas S.; Macfadden, Bruce J.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Kirschvink, Joseph L.; Jones, Douglas S.; MacFadden, Bruce J. Series: Topics in Geobiology. Num Pages: 704 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1199.
The mystery of how migrating animals find their way over unfamiliar terrain has intrigued people for centuries, and has been the focus of productive research in the biological sci ences for several decades. Whether or not the earth's magnetic field had anything to do with their navigational abilities has sufaced and been dismissed several times, beginning at least in the mid to late 1800s. This topic generally remained out of the mainstream of scientific research for two reasons: (1) The apparent irreproducibility of many of the be havioral experiments which were supposed to demonstrate the existence of the magnetic sense; ... Read more
The mystery of how migrating animals find their way over unfamiliar terrain has intrigued people for centuries, and has been the focus of productive research in the biological sci ences for several decades. Whether or not the earth's magnetic field had anything to do with their navigational abilities has sufaced and been dismissed several times, beginning at least in the mid to late 1800s. This topic generally remained out of the mainstream of scientific research for two reasons: (1) The apparent irreproducibility of many of the be havioral experiments which were supposed to demonstrate the existence of the magnetic sense; ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
704
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New
Series
Topics in Geobiology
Number of Pages
704
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461379928
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V9781461379928
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