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Nature ${rb.getVolume()}, 508-511 (25 November 2004) | doi:10.1038/nature03077;

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Magnetoreception and its trigeminal mediation in the homing pigeon

Two conflicting hypotheses compete to explain how a homing pigeon can return to its loft over great distances. One proposes the use of atmospheric odours and the other the Earth's magnetic field in the |[lsquo]|map|[rsquo]| step of the |[lsquo]|map and compass|[rsquo]| hypothesis of pigeon homing.

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